He smashed the sacred pillars to bits, cut down the Asherah pole, and filled those shrines<n id="1" /> with human bones.p>

for this is what the <sc>Lordsc> says, &#8216;You will not feel<n id="1" /> any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water and you and your cattle and animals will drink.&#8217;

<p class="bodytext">Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.<n id="1" />

When the containers were full, she said to one of her sons,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Bring me another container.&#8221; But he answered her, &#8220;There are no more.&#8221; Then the olive oil stopped flowing.

Jehu aimed his bow and shot an arrow right between Jehoram&#8217;s shoulders.<n id="1" /> The arrow went through<n id="2" /> his heart and he fell to his knees in his chariot.

Because he killed innocent people and stained Jerusalem with their blood, the <sc>Lordsc> was unwilling to forgive them.<n id="1" />p>

They tore down the cities and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered.<n id="1" /> They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree.p> <p class="bodytext">Only Kir Hareseth was left intact,<n id="2" /> but the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.

Then Elisha prayed, &#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, open his eyes so he can see.&#8221; The <sc>Lordsc> opened the servant&#8217;s eyes and he saw that<n id="1" /> the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Furthermore Manasseh killed so many innocent people, he stained Jerusalem with their blood from end to end,<n id="1" /> in addition to encouraging Judah to sin by doing evil in the sight of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="2" />p>