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2 Kings 10:1

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And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; [so] that they shall not say, This [is] Jezebel.	And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's [children], saying,	Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons [are] with you, and [there are] with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Ahab^H256 had seventy^H7657 sons^H1121 in Samaria^H8111. And Jehu^H3058 wrote^H3789 letters^H5612, and sent^H7971 to Samaria^H8111, unto the rulers^H8269 of Jezreel^H3157, to the elders^H2205, and to them that brought up^H539 Ahab's^H256 children, saying^H559,

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Original Hebrew

וּלְאַחְאָב שִׁבְעִים בָּנִים בְּשֹׁמְרֹון וַיִּכְתֹּב יֵהוּא סְפָרִים וַיִּשְׁלַח שֹׁמְרֹון אֶל־שָׂרֵי יִזְרְעֶאל הַזְּקֵנִים וְאֶל־הָאֹמְנִים אַחְאָב לֵאמֹר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/לְ/אַחְאָ֛ב	u./le./'ach.'Av	H256	HC/R/Np	and/ (belonged) to/ Ahab
שִׁבְעִ֥ים	shiv.'Im	H7657	HAcbpa	seventy
בָּנִ֖ים	ba.Nim	H1121	HNcmpa	sons
בְּ/שֹׁמְר֑וֹן	be./sho.me.Ron	H8111	HR/Np	in/ Samaria
וַ/יִּכְתֹּב֩	va/i.yikh.To	H3789	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he wrote
יֵה֨וּא	ye.Hu'	H3058	HNp	Jehu
סְפָרִ֜ים	se.fa.Rim	H5612	HNcmpa	letters
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח	va/i.yish.Lach	H7971	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he sent (them)
שֹׁמְר֗וֹן	sho.me.Ron	H8111	HNp	Samaria
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
שָׂרֵ֤י	sa.Rei	H8269	HNcmpc	(the) officials of
יִזְרְעֶאל֙	yiz.re.'eL	H3157	HNp	Jezreel
הַ/זְּקֵנִ֔ים	ha./ze.ke.Nim	H2205	HTd/Aampa	the/ elders
וְ/אֶל	ve./'el-	H413	HC/R	and/ to
הָ/אֹמְנִ֥ים	ha./'o.me.Nim	H539	HTd/Vqrmpa	the/ guardians
אַחְאָ֖ב	'ach.'Av	H256	HNp	Ahab
לֵ/אמֹֽר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H256 — אַחְאָב (ʼAchʼâb, akh-awb'): once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from אָח and אָב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon; Ahab.
• H539 — אָמַן (ʼâman, aw-man'): a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with אָמַן, to go to the right hand); properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H2205 — זָקֵן (zâqên, zaw-kane'): from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
• H3058 — יֵהוּא (Yêhûwʼ, yay-hoo'): from יְהֹוָה and הוּא; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites; Jehu.
• H3157 — יִזְרְעֵאל (Yizrᵉʻêʼl, yiz-reh-ale'): from זָרַע and אֵל; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites; Jezreel.
• H3789 — כָּתַב (kâthab, kaw-thab'): a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
• H5612 — סֵפֶר (çêpher, say'-fer): or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (אֲבֵדָה)), from סָפַר; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book; bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
• H7657 — שִׁבְעִים (shibʻîym, shib-eem'): multiple of שֶׁבַע; seventy; seventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
• H8111 — שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn, sho-mer-one'): from the active participle of שָׁמַר; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
• H8269 — שַׂר (sar, sar): from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• in Samaria — 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:28, 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Chronicles 22:9
• seventy sons — Judges 8:30, Judges 10:4, Judges 12:14
• the rulers — Deuteronomy 16:18, 1 Kings 21:8-14

Reciprocal references (5): 1 Kings 21:21, 1 Kings 21:29, Ecclesiastes 6:3, Jeremiah 29:25, Galatians 4:1

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: AHAB, JEHU, LETTERS, THE WRITING OF, TUTORS
• Nave’s: AHAB, CHILDREN, ENTHUSIASM, GOVERNMENT, HOMICIDE, JEHU, MASSACRE, TUTOR

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