Verse 1

Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab’s children, saying:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Akab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu, som skrev brevene, sendte dem til Samaria, til overhodene i Jisre'el, de eldste der, og tilsynsmennene for Akabs barn.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria, og Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til herskerne i Jisre'el, til de eldste og til dem som tok hånd om Ahabs barn, og sa:

• Norsk King James

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev et brev og sendte det til herskerne i Jezreel, de eldste, og til dem som tok seg av Ahab's barn, og sa:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria, og Jehu skrev brev og sendte det til Samaria til de øverste i Jisreel, som var de eldste, og til Ahabs fosterfedre, og lot si:

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til lederne i Jisre'el, de eldste, og til dem som fostret Ahab, og sa:

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria, og Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til herskerne i Jisre'el, til de eldste og til dem som oppdro Ahabs barn, og sa:

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte dem til Samaria, til herskerne i Jezreel, til de eldste og til dem som hadde oppdratt Ahab sine barn, og sa:

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria, og Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til herskerne i Jisre'el, til de eldste og til dem som oppdro Ahabs barn, og sa:

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte dem til Samaria, til lederne i Jisreel, de eldste og til de som oppdro Ahabs barn, og sa:

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte dem til Samaria, til lederne i Jisre'el, de eldste og førsørgerne av Akabs hus, som sa:

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Achab havde halvfjerdsindstyve Sønner i Samaria; og Jehu skrev Breve og sendte til Samaria til de Øverste i Jisreel, (som vare) de Ældste, og til Achabs Fosterfædre, og lod sige:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til herskerne i Jisreel, til de eldste og til dem som hadde omsorg for Ahabs barn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who raised Ahab's children, saying,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå hadde Ahab sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til herskerne i Jisre'el, til de eldste og til dem som hadde oppfostret Ahabs sønner, og sa:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria, og Jehu skrev brev og sendte dem til Samaria, til lederne i Jisre'el, de eldste og til Ahab sine støttespillere, og sa,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ahab hadde sytti sønner i Samaria. Jehu skrev brev og sendte til Samaria, til herskerne i Jisre'el, de eldste, og til dem som oppfostret Ahabs sønner, og sa,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  I Samaria var det nå sytti av Ahabs sønner. Og Jehu sendte brev til Samaria, til byens herskere, de ansvarlige menn, og de som hadde omsorg for Ahabs sønner, og sa,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Achab had thre score and ten sonnes at Samaria. And Iehu wrote a letter, and sent it to Samaria, vnto the rulers of the cite Iesrael, euen vnto the Elders, & to Achabs tuters, sayenge these wordes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ahab had nowe seuentie sonnes in Samaria; Iehu wrote letters, & sent to Samaria vnto the rulers of Izreel, and to the Elders, and to ye bringers vp of Ahabs children, to this effect,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ahab had threescore & ten sonnes in Samaria: And Iehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, vnto the rulers of Iezrahel, to the elders, and to them that brought vp Ahabs children, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 [the sons of] Ahab, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Ahab hath seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu writeth letters, and sendeth to Samaria, unto the heads of Jezreel, the elders, and unto the supporters of Ahab, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1941)

  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,

• World English Bible (2000)

  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 [the sons of] Ahab, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jehu Wipes Out Ahab’s Family Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said,

Referenced Verses

• Judg 8:30 : 30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.
• 1 Kgs 13:32 : 32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.
• 1 Kgs 16:28 : 28 Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king in his place.
• 1 Kgs 21:8-9 : 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city. 9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.' 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.'
• 2 Kgs 5:3 : 3 She said to her mistress, 'If only my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.'
• 2 Chr 22:9 : 9 Jehu then searched for Ahaziah, and they captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and put him to death. However, they buried him, for they said, 'He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart.' And there was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to retain the kingdom.
• 1 Kgs 16:24 : 24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built a city on the hill, naming it Samaria after Shemer, the owner of the hill.
• Judg 10:4 : 4 He had thirty sons, who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns, which are called Havvoth-Jair to this day, in the land of Gilead.
• Judg 12:14 : 14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
• Deut 16:18 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.