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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 L
ORD
, which the L
ORD
spake concerning
the house of Ahab: for the L
ORD
hath done
that
which he spake by his servant Elijah.
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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.
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And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria.
And
as he
was
at the shearing 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 salute 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 he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the L
ORD
. So they
made him ride in his 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 L
ORD
, 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 said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed
it.
21
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.
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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.
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And Jehu went, and
Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search,
and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the L
ORD
, but the worshippers of Baal
only.
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And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore
men without, and said,
If
any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape,
he that
letteth him go,
his life
shall be
for the life of him.
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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,
and
slay
them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the
captains cast
them
out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
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And they brought forth the
images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
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And they brake down the image of Baal, and
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