II Kings 10:7
“And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 10:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es geschah, als der Brief zu ihnen kam, da nahmen sie die Söhne des Königs und schlachteten sie, siebzig Mann, und legten ihre Köpfe in Körbe und sandten sie zu ihm nach Jisreel.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y como las letras llegaron á ellos, tomaron á los hijos del rey, y degollaron setenta varones, y pusieron sus cabezas en canastillos, y enviáronselas á Jezreel.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E quando as cartas chegaram a eles, tomaram aos filhos do rei, e degolaram setenta homens, e puseram suas cabeças em cestos, e enviaram-nas a Jezreel.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando a carta chegou até eles, pegaram os filhos do rei e os mataram, colocaram as setenta cabeças em cestos, e as enviaram a Jeú, em Jezreel.
📖 II Kings 10:7 in Context
5And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
6Then 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.
7And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
8And 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.
9And 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?
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