The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 10מלכים ב 10

וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב שִׁבְעִ֥ים בָּנִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן וַיִּכְתֹּב֩ יֵה֨וּא סְפָרִ֜ים וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שֹׁמְר֗וֹן אֶל שָׂרֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים וְאֶל הָאֹמְנִ֥ים אַחְאָ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר

And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's , saying,

וְעַתָּ֗ה כְּבֹ֨א הַסֵּ֤פֶר הַזֶּה֙ אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְאִתְּכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם וְאִתְּכֶם֙ הָרֶ֣כֶב וְהַסּוּסִ֔ים וְעִ֥יר מִבְצָ֖ר וְהַנָּֽשֶׁק

Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons with you, and with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם הַטּ֤וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖ם עַל כִּסֵּ֣א אָבִ֑יו וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עַל בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם

Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ הִנֵּה֙ שְׁנֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִ֔ים לֹ֥א עָמְד֖וּ לְפָנָ֑יו וְאֵ֖יךְ נַעֲמֹ֥ד אֲנָֽחְנוּ

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבַּ֣יִת וַאֲשֶׁ֪ר עַל הָעִ֟יר וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים אֶל יֵה֤וּא לֵאמֹר֙ עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלֵ֖ינוּ נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה לֹֽא נַמְלִ֣יךְ אִ֔ישׁ הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵֽׂה

And he that over the house, and he that over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up , sent to Jehu, saying, We your servants, and will do all that you shall bid us; we will not make any king: do you good in your eyes.

וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב אֲלֵיהֶם֩ סֵ֨פֶר שֵׁנִ֜ית לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם לִ֨י אַתֶּ֜ם וּלְקֹלִ֣י אַתֶּ֣ם שֹׁמְעִ֗ים קְחוּ֙ אֶת רָאשֵׁי֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֹ֧אוּ אֵלַ֛י כָּעֵ֥ת מָחָ֖ר יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה וּבְנֵ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ אֶת גְּדֹלֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר מְגַדְּלִ֥ים אוֹתָֽם

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you mine, and you will hearken to my voice, take you 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, seventy persons, with the great men of the city, which brought them up.

וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹ֤א הַסֵּ֨פֶר֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ אֶת רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם֙ בַּדּוּדִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה

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 to Jezreel.

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ וַיַּגֶּד ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר שִׂ֣ימוּ אֹתָ֞ם שְׁנֵ֧י צִבֻּרִ֛ים פֶּ֥תַח הַשַּׁ֖עַר עַד הַבֹּֽקֶר

And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay you them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

וַיְהִ֤י בַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ וַיֵּצֵ֣א וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל כָּל הָעָ֔ם צַדִּקִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה אֲנִ֜י קָשַׁ֤רְתִּי עַל אֲדֹנִי֙ וָאֶהְרְגֵ֔הוּ וּמִ֥י הִכָּ֖ה אֶת כָּל אֵֽלֶּה

And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

דְּע֣וּ אֵפ֗וֹא כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יִפֹּ֜ל מִדְּבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אַ֔רְצָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עַל בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב וַיהוָ֣ה עָשָׂ֔ה אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד עַבְדּ֥וֹ אֵלִיָּֽהוּ

Know now that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of YHWH, which YHWH spake concerning the house of Ahab: for YHWH has done which he spake by his servant Elijah.

וַיַּ֣ךְ יֵה֗וּא אֵ֣ת כָּל הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤ים לְבֵית אַחְאָב֙ בְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אל וְכָל גְּדֹלָ֖יו וּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יו וְכֹהֲנָ֑יו עַד בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר ל֖וֹ שָׂרִֽיד

So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

וַיָּ֨קָם֙ וַיָּבֹ֔א וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמְר֑וֹן ה֛וּא בֵּֽית עֵ֥קֶד הָרֹעִ֖ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. as he at the shearing house in the way,

וְיֵה֗וּא מָצָא֙ אֶת אֲחֵי֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִ֣י אַתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אֲחֵ֤י אֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ֙ אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וַנֵּ֛רֶד לִשְׁל֥וֹם בְּנֵֽי הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וּבְנֵ֥י הַגְּבִירָֽה

Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who you? And they answered, We the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֔ים וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂ֖וּם חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּם אֶל בּ֣וֹר בֵּֽית עֵ֗קֶד אַרְבָּעִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וְלֹֽא הִשְׁאִ֥יר אִ֖ישׁ מֵהֶֽם

And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֡ם וַיִּמְצָ֣א אֶת יְהוֹנָדָב֩ בֶּן רֵכָ֨ב לִקְרָאת֜וֹ וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הֲיֵ֧שׁ אֶת לְבָבְךָ֣ יָשָׁ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר לְבָבִי֙ עִם לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹנָדָ֥ב יֵ֛שׁ וָיֵ֖שׁ תְּנָ֣ה אֶת יָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֵּ֣ן יָד֔וֹ וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ אֵלָ֖יו אֶל הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה

And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart with your heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give your hand. And he gave his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְכָ֣ה אִתִּ֔י וּרְאֵ֖ה בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for YHWH. So they made him ride in his chariot.

וַיָּבֹא֙ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וַ֠יַּךְ אֶת כָּל הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֧ים לְאַחְאָ֛ב בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן עַד הִשְׁמִיד֑וֹ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר אֶל אֵלִיָּֽהוּ

And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of YHWH, which he spake to Elijah.

וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ יֵהוּא֙ אֶת כָּל הָעָ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַחְאָ֕ב עָבַ֥ד אֶת הַבַּ֖עַל מְעָ֑ט יֵה֖וּא יַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ הַרְבֵּֽה

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu shall serve him much.

וְעַתָּ֣ה כָל נְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֡עַל כָּל עֹבְדָ֣יו וְכָל כֹּהֲנָיו֩ קִרְא֨וּ אֵלַ֜י אִ֣ישׁ אַל יִפָּקֵ֗ד כִּי֩ זֶ֨בַח גָּד֥וֹל לִי֙ לַבַּ֔עַל כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר יִפָּקֵ֖ד לֹ֣א יִֽחְיֶ֑ה וְיֵהוּא֙ עָשָׂ֣ה בְעָקְבָּ֔ה לְמַ֥עַן הַאֲבִ֖יד אֶת עֹבְדֵ֥י הַבָּֽעַל

Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֵה֗וּא קַדְּשׁ֧וּ עֲצָרָ֛ה לַבַּ֖עַל וַיִּקְרָֽאוּ

And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed .

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יֵהוּא֙ בְּכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ כָּל עֹבְדֵ֣י הַבַּ֔עַל וְלֹֽא נִשְׁאַ֥ר אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא בָ֑א וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית הַבַּ֔עַל וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א בֵית הַבַּ֖עַל פֶּ֥ה לָפֶֽה

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 full from one end to another.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ עַל הַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔ה הוֹצֵ֣א לְב֔וּשׁ לְכֹ֖ל עֹבְדֵ֣י הַבָּ֑עַל וַיֹּצֵ֥א לָהֶ֖ם הַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ

And he said to him that over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

וַיָּבֹ֥א יֵה֛וּא וִיהוֹנָדָ֥ב בֶּן רֵכָ֖ב בֵּ֣ית הַבָּ֑עַל וַיֹּ֜אמֶר לְעֹבְדֵ֣י הַבַּ֗עַל חַפְּשׂ֤וּ וּרְאוּ֙ פֶּן יֶשׁ פֹּ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י אִם עֹבְדֵ֥י הַבַּ֖עַל לְבַדָּֽם

And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said to the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of YHWH, but the worshippers of Baal only.

וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת זְבָחִ֣ים וְעֹל֑וֹת וְיֵה֞וּא שָׂם ל֤וֹ בַחוּץ֙ שְׁמֹנִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִמָּלֵט֙ מִן הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מֵבִ֣יא עַל יְדֵיכֶ֔ם נַפְשׁ֖וֹ תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֽׁוֹ

And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, , his life for the life of him.

וַיְהִ֞י כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָעֹלָ֗ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֵ֠הוּא לָרָצִ֨ים וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜ים בֹּ֤אוּ הַכּוּם֙ אִ֣ישׁ אַל יֵצֵ֔א וַיַּכּ֖וּם לְפִי חָ֑רֶב וַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּ הָֽרָצִים֙ וְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ עַד עִ֥יר בֵּית הַבָּֽעַל

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

וַיֹּצִ֛אוּ אֶת מַצְּב֥וֹת בֵּית הַבַּ֖עַל וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

וַֽיִּתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבָּ֑עַל וַֽיִּתְּצוּ֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית הַבַּ֔עַל וַיְשִׂמֻ֥הוּ למחראות לְמֽוֹצָא֖וֹת עַד הַיּֽוֹם

And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house to this day.

וַיַּשְׁמֵ֥ד יֵה֛וּא אֶת הַבַּ֖עַל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל

Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

רַ֠ק חֲטָאֵ֞י יָרָבְעָ֤ם בֶּן נְבָט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱטִ֣יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא סָ֥ר יֵה֖וּא מֵאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם עֶגְלֵי֙ הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽית אֵ֖ל וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּדָֽן

Howbeit the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, , the golden calves that in Bethel, and that in Dan.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל יֵה֗וּא יַ֤עַן אֲשֶׁר הֱטִיבֹ֨תָ֙ לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת הַיָּשָׁר֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּלְבָבִ֔י עָשִׂ֖יתָ לְבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב בְּנֵ֣י רְבִעִ֔ים יֵשְׁב֥וּ לְךָ֖ עַל כִּסֵּ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And YHWH said to Jehu, Because you have done well in executing right in mine eyes, have done to the house of Ahab according to all that in mine heart, your children of the fourth shall sit on the throne of Israel.

וְיֵה֗וּא לֹ֥א שָׁמַ֛ר לָלֶ֛כֶת בְּתֽוֹרַת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּכָל לְבָב֑וֹ לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵעַל֙ חַטֹּ֣אות יָֽרָבְעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of YHWH God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הֵחֵ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לְקַצּ֖וֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֥ם חֲזָאֵ֖ל בְּכָל גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

In those days YHWH began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

מִן הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ אֵ֚ת כָּל אֶ֣רֶץ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד הַגָּדִ֥י וְהָרֻאובֵנִ֖י וְהַֽמְנַשִּׁ֑י מֵעֲרֹעֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל נַ֣חַל אַרְנֹ֔ן וְהַגִּלְעָ֖ד וְהַבָּשָֽׁן

From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֵה֛וּא וְכָל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וְכָל גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ הֲלֽוֹא הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יֵהוּא֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהוֹאָחָ֥ז בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

וְהַיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָלַ֤ךְ יֵהוּא֙ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶֽה שָׁנָ֖ה בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן

And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and eight years.