Verse 6

Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying, If you are mine, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me at Jezreel by tomorrow at this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who raised them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så skrev Jehu et nytt brev til dem og sa: 'Hvis dere virkelig støtter meg og følger mine ordre, ta hodene til deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el i morgen.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da skrev han et annet brev til dem og sa: «Hvis dere er for meg, og vil lytte til meg, ta hodene av deres herres sønner og kom til meg til Jisre'el i morgen ved denne tiden.» Nå var kongens sønner, sytti personer, hos de store mennene i byen, som oppdro dem.

• Norsk King James

  Da skrev han et nytt brev og sa: Hvis dere tilhører meg og vil høre min stemme, ta hodene til kongens sønner og kom til meg i Jezreel innen denne tiden. Nå var kongens sønner, sytti menn, sammen med de ledende mennene i byen som hadde passet på dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da skrev han et annet brev til dem og lot si: Hvis dere er mine og hører min røst, ta hodene av mennene, deres herres sønner, og kom til meg i morgen ved denne tid til Jisreel. Kongens sønner, sytti menn, var hos de store i byen som fostret dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da skrev Jehu et nytt brev til dem og sa: «Hvis dere er med meg og vil adlyde meg, så ta hodene til deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el i morgen ved denne tiden.» Kongens sønner, sytti i alt, var hos byens stormenn som fostret dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Deretter skrev han et annet brev til dem og sa: Hvis dere er på min side og vil høre på meg, ta hodene av deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el innen i morgen på denne tiden. Nå var kongens sønner sytti i antall hos de store mennene i byen som oppdro dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da skrev han et nytt brev og sa: «Om dere er mine og vil lytte til min stemme, så ta hodene av mannene som er sønner av deres herre, og kom til meg i Jezreel innen samme time i morgen.» Nå var kongens sønner, totalt sytti, sammen med de fremstående mennene i byen som hadde oppdratt dem.

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

  Deretter skrev han et annet brev til dem og sa: Hvis dere er på min side og vil høre på meg, ta hodene av deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el innen i morgen på denne tiden. Nå var kongens sønner sytti i antall hos de store mennene i byen som oppdro dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så skrev han et nytt brev til dem og sa: «Dersom dere er på min side og adlyder min røst, så ta lederne over deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisreel i morgen ved denne tid.» Kongens sønner, sytti i alt, var hos byens ledere som oppdro dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying, "If you are on my side and will obey me, take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow." Now the king’s sons, seventy in all, were being raised by the prominent men of the city.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Kings.10.6", "source": "וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב אֲלֵיהֶם֩ סֵ֨פֶר ׀ שֵׁנִ֜ית לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם־לִ֨י אַתֶּ֜ם וּלְקֹלִ֣י ׀ אַתֶּ֣ם שֹׁמְעִ֗ים קְחוּ֙ אֶת־רָאשֵׁי֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֹ֧אוּ אֵלַ֛י כָּעֵ֥ת מָחָ֖ר יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה וּבְנֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־גְּדֹלֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר מְגַדְּלִ֥ים אוֹתָֽם", "text": "*wayyiktōb* to-them *sēper* second *lēʾmōr* if-to-me you and-to-*qôlî* you *šōməʿîm*, *qəḥû* the-*rāʾšê* *ʾanšê* *bənê*-*ʾădōnêkem* *ûbōʾû* to-me at-the-time tomorrow *Yizrəʿeʾlāh*. And-*bənê* the-*melek* seventy *ʾîš* with-*gədôlê* the-*ʿîr* *məgaddəlîm* them", "grammar": { "*wayyiktōb*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he wrote", "*sēper*": "masculine singular noun - letter/document", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my voice", "*šōməʿîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - listening/obeying", "*qəḥû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - take", "*rāʾšê*": "masculine construct plural noun - heads of", "*ʾanšê*": "masculine construct plural noun - men of", "*bənê*": "masculine construct plural noun - sons of", "*ʾădōnêkem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your masters", "*ûbōʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and come", "*Yizrəʿeʾlāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Jezreel", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*gədôlê*": "masculine construct plural adjective - great ones of", "*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun - city", "*məgaddəlîm*": "piel participle masculine plural - raising/nurturing" }, "variants": { "*šēnît*": "second/secondly/again", "*qəḥû*": "take/seize", "*kāʿēt māḥār*": "at this time tomorrow/by tomorrow" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da skrev han et annet brev til dem og sa: «Hvis dere er med meg og lytter til meg, ta da hodene av deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el i morgen ved denne tiden.» Nå var kongens sønner, sytti menn, hos byens stormenn, som oppfostret dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da skrev han et andet Brev til dem og lod sige: Dersom I ere mine og høre min Røst, saa tager Hovederne af Mændene, eders Herres Sønner, og kommer til mig imorgen ved denne Tid til Jisreel; men Kongens Sønner, halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, vare hos de Store i Staden, som fødte dem op.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da skrev han et annet brev til dem, og sa: Hvis dere er på min side og vil høre på meg, ta hodene av deres mesters sønner og kom til meg i Jisreel i morgen ved denne tiden. Kongens sønner, som var sytti personer, var hos de store mennene i byen som oppdro dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da skrev han et nytt brev til dem, og sa: Hvis dere er på min side, og vil lytte til min stemme, ta hodene av deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el i morgen på denne tiden. Kongssønnene, sytti i alt, var da sammen med de store mennene i byen, som hadde oppfostret dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han skrev et brev til dem for andre gang og sa: ‘Hvis dere er med meg og lytter til min røst, ta hodene til deres herres sønner og kom til meg i morgen denne tid, til Jisre'el;’ og kongens sønner var sytti mann, hos byens stormenn som oppfostret dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da skrev han et brev til dem for andre gang og sa: Hvis dere er på min side og vil lytte til meg, ta hodene av deres herres sønner og kom til meg i Jisre'el i morgen ved denne tiden. Kongens sytti sønner var hos byens store menn, som hadde oppfostret dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sendte han dem et nytt brev, der det sto: Hvis dere er på min side og vil følge mine ordrer, kom til meg i Jisre'el i morgen med hodene til deres herres sønner. Kongens sytti sønner var hos de store mennene i byen, som hadde omsorg for dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then wrote he the seconde letter vnto them with these wordes: Yf ye be myne, and herken vnto my voyce, then take the heades of the men youre lordes sonnes, and brynge me them tomorow by this tyme vnto Iesrael. The kynges sonnes were thre score men and ten, and ye chefemen of the cite broughte the vp.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he wrote another letter to them, saying, If ye be mine, & wil obey my voyce, take the heads of ye men that are your masters sonnes, & come to me to Izreel by to morowe this time. (Nowe the Kings sonnes, euen seuentie persons were with the great men of the citie, which brought them vp)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then he wrote another letter to them, saying: If ye be myne, and wil hearken vnto my voyce, then take the heades of the men that are your maisters sonnes, and come to me to Iezrahel by to morowe this time: (And the kinges sonnes were threescore and ten persons, and they were with the great men of the citie which brought them vp.)

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, [being] seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, which brought them up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you be on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he writeth unto them a letter a second time, saying, `If ye `are' for me, and to my voice are hearkening, take the heads of the men -- the sons of your lord, and come unto me about this time to-morrow, to Jezreel;' and the sons of the king `are' seventy men, with the great ones of the city those bringing them up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he sent them a second letter, saying, If you are on my side, and if you will do my orders, come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow, with the heads of your master's sons. Now the king's seventy sons were with the great men of the town, who had the care of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, "If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time." Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He wrote them a second letter, saying,“If you are really on my side and are willing to obey me, then take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me in Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” Now the king had seventy sons, and the prominent men of the city were raising them.

Referenced Verses

• Num 25:4 : 4 And the LORD said to Moses, Take all the leaders of the people and hang them up before the LORD in the sunlight, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
• Deut 5:9 : 9 You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
• Josh 7:24-25 : 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them to the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? the LORD shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
• 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.
• 2 Kgs 9:32 : 32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? Who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
• Job 21:19 : 19 God lays up iniquity for his children; He rewards him, and he shall know it.
• Isa 14:21-22 : 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, says the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD.
• Matt 12:30 : 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that does not gather with me scatters abroad.
• Luke 9:50 : 50 And Jesus said to him, Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.
• Rev 2:20-23 : 20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.