2 Kings 10:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

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,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

wə-lə-ʾAḥʾāb seventy bānîm in Šōmərôn, wayyiktōb Yēhûʾ səpārîm wayyišlaḥ Šōmərôn to-śārê Yizrəʿeʾl the-zəqēnîm and-to-the-ʾōmənîm ʾAḥʾāb lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wə-lə-ʾAḥʾāb*: conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Ahab
• *bānîm*: masculine plural noun - sons
• *Šōmərôn*: proper noun - Samaria
• *wayyiktōb*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he wrote
• *Yēhûʾ*: proper noun - Jehu
• *səpārîm*: masculine plural noun - letters/documents
• *wayyišlaḥ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent
• *śārê*: masculine construct plural noun - rulers/officials of
• *Yizrəʿeʾl*: proper noun - Jezreel
• *zəqēnîm*: masculine plural adjective - elders
• *ʾōmənîm*: masculine plural participle - guardians/caretakers of
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *śārê*: rulers/officials/princes/commanders
• *ʾōmənîm*: guardians/caretakers/nurses/those who raised

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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:

• 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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• 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,

• 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 And Gideon had seventy sons born to him: for he had many wives.
• 1 Kgs 13:32 : 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
• 1 Kgs 16:28 : 28 So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place.
• 1 Kgs 21:8-9 : 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, worthless fellows, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And then carry him out and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
• 2 Kgs 5:3 : 3 And she said to her mistress, If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.
• 2 Chr 22:9 : 9 And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (for he was hidden in Samaria) and brought him to Jehu, and when they had killed him, they buried him, for they said, 'He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.' So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep the kingdom.
• 1 Kgs 16:24 : 24 He bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, he built on the hill, and he called the name of the city that he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
• Judg 10:4 : 4 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
• Judg 12:14 : 14 And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys: and he judged Israel eight years.
• Deut 16:18 : 18 Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.