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2 Kings 10:1

NETBible	Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria.¹ So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said,²
NIV © biblegateway 2Ki 10:1	Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab’s children. He said,
NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 10:1	Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying,
NLT © biblegateway 2Ki 10:1	Now Ahab had seventy sons living in the city of Samaria. So Jehu wrote a letter and sent copies to Samaria, to the officials of the city, to the leaders of the people, and to the guardians of King Ahab’s sons. The letter said,
MSG © biblegateway 2Ki 10:1	Ahab had seventy sons still living in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters addressed to the officers of Jezreel, the city elders, and those in charge of Ahab's sons, and posted them to Samaria.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Ki 10:1	Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab’s sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of the town, and to the responsible men, and to those who had the care of the sons of Ahab, saying,
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ki 10:1	Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,
NKJV © biblegateway 2Ki 10:1	Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab’s sons , saying:
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KJV	And Ahab <0256> had seventy <07657> sons <01121> in Samaria <08111>_. And Jehu <03058> wrote <03789> (8799) letters <05612>_, and sent <07971> (8799) to Samaria <08111>_, unto the rulers <08269> of Jezreel <03157>_, to the elders <02205>_, and to them that brought up <0539> (8802) Ahab's <0256> [children], saying <0559> (8800)_, {them...: Heb. nourishers}
NASB © biblegateway 2Ki 10:1	Now Ahab <0256> had seventy <07657> sons <01121> in Samaria <08111> . And Jehu <03058> wrote <03789> letters <05612> and sent <07971> them to Samaria <08111> , to the rulers <08269> of Jezreel <03157> , the elders <02205> , and to the guardians <0539> of the children of Ahab <0256> , saying <0559> ,
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ tw <3588> T-DSM acaab {N-PRI} ebdomhkonta <1440> N-NUI uioi <5207> N-NPM en <1722> PREP samareia <4540> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ egraqen <1125> V-AAI-3S iou {N-PRI} biblion <975> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ apesteilen <649> V-AAI-3S en <1722> PREP samareia <4540> N-DSF prov <4314> PREP touv <3588> T-APM arcontav <758> N-APM samareiav <4540> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ prov <4314> PREP touv <3588> T-APM presbuterouv <4245> N-APM kai <2532> CONJ prov <4314> PREP touv <3588> T-APM tiyhnouv {A-APM} uiwn <5207> N-GPM acaab {N-PRI} legwn <3004> V-PAPNS
NET [draft] ITL	Ahab <0256> had seventy <07657> sons <01121> living in Samaria <08111> . So Jehu <03058> wrote <03789> letters <05612> and sent <07971> them to <0413> Samaria <08111> to the leading <02205> officials <08269> of Jezreel <03157> and to <0413> the guardians <0539> of Ahab’s <0256> dynasty. This is what the letters said <0559> ,
HEBREW	rmal <0559> baxa <0256> Mynmah <0539> law <0413> Mynqzh <02205> laerzy <03157> yrv <08269> la <0413> Nwrms <08111> xlsyw <07971> Myrpo <05612> awhy <03058> btkyw <03789> Nwrmsb <08111> Mynb <01121> Myebs <07657> baxalw (10:1) <0256>

NETBible

Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria.¹ So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said,²

NET Notes

¹map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

²tn Heb “to the officers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab, saying.” It is not certain why the officials of Jezreel would be in Samaria. They may have fled there after they heard what happened to Joram and before Jehu entered the city. They would have had time to flee while Jehu was pursuing Ahaziah.