it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana<n id="1" /> and Teresh, two of the king&#8217;s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate<n id="2" /> King Ahasuerus.p>

Instead, Jonah immediately<n id="1" /> headed off to Tarshish <n id="2" /> to escape<n id="3" /> from the commission of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="4" /> He traveled<n id="5" /> to Joppa<n id="6" /> and found a merchant ship heading<n id="7" /> to Tarshish.<n id="8" /> So he paid the fare<n id="9" /> and went aboard<n id="10" /> it to go with them<n id="11" /> to Tarshish<n id="12" /> far away from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="13" />

<p class="bodytext">When he left there, he met<n id="1" /> Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him.<n id="2" /> Jehu greeted him and asked,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Are you as committed to me as I am to you?&#8221;<n id="4" /> Jehonadab answered, &#8220;I am!&#8221; Jehu replied, &#8220;If so, give me your hand.&#8221;<n id="5" /> So he offered his hand and Jehu<n id="6" /> pulled him up into the chariot.