2 kings 10:6

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2 Kings 10:6

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody
2 Kings 10:6
Verse 6 of 36

Scripture focus

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken 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.

2 Kings 10:6KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 10:6

Theological / Devotional

If ye be mine. If these men were with Jehu they were asked to show it not only with words but with deeds.

By tomorrow this time. Jehu was a man who did things with dispatch. They had 24 hours in which to carry out his orders. Jezreel was 21 1/8 mi. (33.8 km.) from Samaria. Hence there was just enough time to carry the messages back and forth, and to have the young men put to death and their heads conveyed to Jezreel.

The king’s sons. The posterity of the royal house. Some were sons of Joram, others were nephews — any one of whom might make a claim to the throne.

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