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Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
4
But they were exceedingly* afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
5
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
6
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearkena unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
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And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
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And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
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And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
10
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake byb his servant Elijah.
11
So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks,c and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
12
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearingd house* in the way,
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Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salutee the children of the king and the children of the queen.
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And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
15
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
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And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
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And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
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Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
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And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was fullg from one end to another.
22
And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
2 Reyes 10:3
escoged al mejor y más capaz de entre los hijos de vuestro señor, y ponedlo en el trono de su padre, y luchad por la casa de vuestro señor.
English Standard Version ESV
2 Kings 10:3
select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne and fight for your master's house."
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
2 Reyes 10:3
mirad cuál es el mejor y él más recto de los hijos de vuestro señor, y ponedlo en el trono de su padre; y pelead por la casa de vuestro señor
New King James Version NKJV
2 Kings 10:3
choose the best qualified of your master's sons, set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
2 Reyes 10:3
escojan al más competente de los hijos de su amo para que sea su rey y prepárense para pelear por la dinastía de Acab».
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
2 Reyes 10:3
escojan al más capaz y más noble de los hijos de Acab, y pónganlo en el trono de su padre. Pero prepárense para luchar por la familia de su rey».
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
2 Reyes 10:3
Mirad cuál es el mejor y él más recto de los hijos de vuestro señor, y ponedlo en el trono de su padre, y pelead por la casa de vuestro señor.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
2 Reyes 10:3
mirad cuál es el mejor y él más recto de los hijos de vuestro señor, y ponedlo en el trono de su padre; y pelead por la casa de vuestro señor.
Herramientas de Estudio para 2 Kings 10:3-23
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