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Berean Standard Bible

“Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:”

2 Kings 10:1

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Second Kings 10 tells how Jehu, anointed to end the house of Ahab, carries out God's judgment on Ahab's family and the worship of Baal in Israel. It is a violent chapter that shows both the seriousness of judgment and the limits of Jehu's own commitment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:

World English Bible (WEB)

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up Ahab’s sons, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab's sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of the town, and to the responsible men, and to those who had the care of the sons of Ahab, saying,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y TENÍA Achâb en Samaria setenta hijos; y escribió letras Jehú, y enviólas á Samaria á los principales de Jezreel, á los ancianos y á los ayos de Achâb, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Después de esto, Jehú envió cartas a las autoridades de la ciudad de Samaria y a los que cuidaban a los setenta hijos de Acab, que vivían allí. En las cartas les decía:

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