2 Kings 10:1 meaning and explanation
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, Berean Standard Bible
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Jehu has just seized the throne of Israel by killing King Joram, and now he writes to Samaria, where Ahab's large family and the men who raised them still hold power. The number seventy is a round figure for a full house, and the guardians were likely officials charged with rearing these potential heirs.
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