Acab tenía setenta hijos en Samaria. Y Jehú escribió cartas y las envió a Samaria, a los príncipes de Jezreel, a los ancianos y a los ayos de los hijos de Acab^a, diciendo: 2 Ahora, cuando esta carta llegue a vosotros^a, como los hijos de vuestro señor están con vosotros, así como también¹ los carros y los caballos y una ciudad fortificada y las armas, 3 escoged al mejor y más capaz¹ de entre los hijos de vuestro señor, y ponedlo en el trono de su padre, y luchad por la casa de vuestro señor. 4 Pero ellos temieron en gran manera y dijeron: He aquí, los dos reyes no pudieron sostenerse^a delante de él; ¿cómo, pues, podremos sostenernos nosotros? 5 Y el que estaba a cargo de la casa, y el que estaba sobre la ciudad, los ancianos, y los ayos de los hijos, enviaron palabra a Jehú, diciendo: Somos tus siervos, haremos todo lo que nos digas, a nadie proclamaremos rey; haz lo que te parezca^a bien. 6 Entonces por segunda vez les escribió una carta, diciendo: Si estáis de mi parte y escucháis mi voz, tomad las cabezas de los hombres, de los hijos de vuestro señor, y venid a mí a Jezreel mañana a estas horas. Y los hijos del rey, setenta personas, estaban con los principales de la ciudad, que los criaban. 7 Y sucedió que cuando la carta llegó a ellos, tomaron a los hijos del rey, y los mataron, setenta personas^a, y pusieron sus cabezas en canastas y se las enviaron a Jezreel. 8 Cuando el mensajero vino y le avisó, diciendo: Han traído las cabezas de los hijos del rey, él dijo: Ponedlas en dos montones a la entrada de la puerta hasta la mañana. 9 Y¹ por la mañana, él salió, y estando en pie, dijo a todo el pueblo: Vosotros sois inocentes^2a; he aquí, yo conspiré contra mi señor y lo maté^b, pero, ¿quién mató³ a todosestos? 10 Sabed entonces que no caerá a tierra ninguna de las palabras del SEÑOR, las cuales el SEÑOR habló acerca de la casa de Acab^a. El SEÑOR ha hecho lo que habló por medio¹ de su siervo Elías^b. 11 Y Jehú mató¹ a todos los que quedaban de la casa de Acab en Jezreel, y a todos sus grandes, a sus amigos íntimos² y a sus sacerdotes, hasta que no le dejó ningún sobreviviente^a.

12 Entonces se levantó y partió, y fue a Samaria. En el camino mientras estaba en Bet-eked¹ de los pastores, 13 Jehú encontró a los parientes¹ de Ocozías, rey de Judá^a, y dijo: ¿Quiénes sois vosotros? Y ellos respondieron: Somos parientes² de Ocozías; y hemos descendido para saludar a³ los hijos del rey y a los hijos de la reina madre. 14 Y él dijo: Tomadlos vivos. Y los tomaron vivos, y los mataron en el foso de Bet-eked, cuarenta y dos hombres; no dejó ninguno de ellos.

15 Cuando partió de allí, encontró a Jonadab, hijo de Recab^a, que venía a su encuentro, lo saludó¹ y le dijo: ¿Es recto tu corazón como mi corazón es con el tuyo²? Y Jonadab respondió: Lo es. Y Jehú dijo: Si lo es, dame la mano^b. Y le dio su mano y lo hizo subir al³ carro. 16 Y él dijo: Ven conmigo y verás mi celo por el SEÑOR^a. Y lo hizo¹ ir con él en su carro. 17 Y cuando llegó a Samaria, mató¹ a todos los que quedaban de Acab^a en Samaria, hasta que los² destruyó, conforme a la palabra que el SEÑOR había hablado a Elías^b.

18 Entonces Jehú reunió a todo el pueblo, y les dijo: Acab sirvió a Baal^a un poco, Jehú lo servirá mucho. 19 Llamad ahora a todos los profetas de Baal, a todos sus adoradores y a todos sus sacerdotes; que no falte ninguno, porque tengo un gran sacrificio para Baal^a; todo el que falte no vivirá. Pero Jehú lo hizo con astucia¹ para poder destruir a los adoradores de Baal. 20 Y Jehú dijo: Santificad una asamblea^a solemne para Baal. Y ellos la convocaron^b. 21 Entonces Jehú envió aviso por¹ todo Israel y vinieron todos los adoradores de Baal, y no quedó ninguno que no viniera. Y cuando entraron en la casa de Baal^a, la casa de Baal se llenó de un extremo al otro. 22 Y dijo al que estaba encargado del¹ vestuario: Saca vestiduras para todos los adoradores de Baal. Y él les sacó vestiduras. 23 Y entró Jehú en la casa de Baal con Jonadab, hijo de Recab; y dijo a los adoradores de Baal: Buscad y ved que no haya aquí con vosotros ninguno de los siervos del SEÑOR, sinosolo los adoradores de Baal. 24 Entonces entraron a ofrecer sacrificios y holocaustos. Y Jehú había colocado ochenta hombres afuera, y había dicho: El que permita escapar a uno de los hombres que yo ponga en vuestras manos, dará su vida por la de él^1a.

25 Y¹ tan pronto como acabó de ofrecer el holocausto, Jehú dijo a la guardia² y a los oficiales reales^a: Entrad, matadlos³; que ninguno salga^b. Y los mataron⁴ a filo de espada; y la guardia⁵ y los oficiales reales los echaron fuera, y llegaron hasta el aposento interior⁶ de la casa de Baal. 26 Y sacaron los pilares sagrados de la casa de Baal^a, y los quemaron. 27 También derribaron el pilar sagrado de Baal y demolieron la casa de Baal, y la convirtieron en una letrina, hasta hoy^a. 28 Así Jehú extirpó a Baal de Israel.

29 Sin embargo, en cuanto a los pecados con que Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, hizo pecar a Israel^a, Jehú no se apartó deestos, o sea, de los becerros de oro que estaban en Betel y en Dan^b. 30 Y el SEÑOR dijo a Jehú: Porque has hecho bien al hacer lo recto ante mis ojos, y has hecho a la casa de Acab conforme a todo lo que estaba en mi corazón, tus hijos hasta¹ la cuarta generación se sentarán en el trono de Israel^a. 31 Pero Jehú no se cuidó de andar en la ley del SEÑOR, Dios de Israel, con todo su corazón^a, ni se apartó de los pecados con que Jeroboam hizo pecar a Israel^b.

32 En aquellos días el SEÑOR comenzó a cortar partes de¹ Israel^a; y Hazael los derrotó² por todo el territorio de Israel^b: 33 desde el Jordán hacia el oriente, toda la tierra de Galaad, de Gad, de Rubén y de Manasés; desde Aroer, que está junto al valle del Arnón, y hasta Galaad^a y Basán. 34 Y los demás hechos de Jehú, y todo lo que hizo y todo su poder, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel? 35 Y durmió Jehú con sus padres, y lo sepultaron en Samaria. Y su hijo Joacaz reinó en su lugar. 36 Y el tiempo¹ que Jehú reinó sobre Israel en Samaria fue de veintiocho años.

Now Ahab had seventy sons in ^aSamaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the officials of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, 2 “And now, ^awhen this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, ¹as well as the chariots and horses, and a fortified city and the weapons, 3 select the best and most capable of your master’s sons and seat him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.” 4 But they feared greatly and said, “Behold, ^athe two kings did not stand firm before him; how then can we stand?” 5 And the one who was in charge of the household, and the one who was in charge of the city, and the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “^aWe are your servants, and everything that you tell us we will do. We will not appoint any man king; do what is good in your sight.” 6 Then he wrote them a letter a second time, saying, “If you are on my side, and will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel about this time tomorrow.” Now the king’s sons, seventy men, were with the great people of the city, who were raising them. 7 When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and ^aslaughtered them, seventy men, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel. 8 When the messenger came and informed him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” 9 Now in the morning he went out and stood and said to all the people, “You are ¹innocent; behold, ^aI conspired against my master and killed him, but ^bwho ²killed all these? 10 Know then that ^anothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, shall ¹fall to the earth, for the LORD has done ^bwhat He spoke ²through His servant Elijah.” 11 So Jehu ¹killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in ^aJezreel, and all his great men, his acquaintances, and his priests, until he left him without a survivor.

12 Then he set out and ¹went to Samaria. On the way while he was at ²Beth-eked of the shepherds, 13 ^aJehu ¹encountered the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah, and he said, “Who are you?” And they ²answered, “We are the relatives of Ahaziah; and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.” 14 Then he said, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive, and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them.

15 Now when he had gone from there, he ¹encountered ^aJehonadab the son of ^bRechab coming to meet him; and he ²greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, just as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab ³answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, ^cgive me your hand.” And he gave him his hand, and he pulled him up to him into the chariot. 16 Then he said, “Come with me and ^asee my zeal for the LORD.” So ¹he had him ride in his chariot. 17 When he came to Samaria, ^ahe ¹killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had eliminated ²them, ^bin accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah.

18 Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “^aAhab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now, ^asummon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one go missing, because I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in deception, in order to eliminate the worshipers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, “^aProclaim a holy assembly for Baal.” And ^bthey proclaimed it. 21 Then Jehu sent word ¹throughout Israel, and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a person left who did not come. And when they entered ^athe house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other. 22 And he said to the one who was ¹in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out the garments for them. 23 Then Jehu entered the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab; and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search carefully and see to it that there is here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 Then they entered to ¹offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, “^aThe one who allows any of the men whom I bring into your hands to escape ²shall give up his life in exchange.”

25 Then it came about, as soon as he had finished ¹offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the ^2aguard and to the royal officers, “^bGo in, ³kill them; let none come out.” So they ⁴killed them with the edge of the sword; and the ⁵guard and the royal officers threw them out, and went to the ⁶sanctuary of the house of Baal. 26 They brought out the ^amemorial stones of the house of Baal and burned them. 27 They also tore down the memorial stone of Baal and tore down the house of Baal, and ^amade it a latrine as it is to this day.

28 So Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel. 29 However, ^aas for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel, from these Jehu did not desist, including the ^bgolden calves that were at Bethel and at Dan. 30 Yet the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in performing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab in accordance with everything that was in My heart, ^ayour sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” 31 But Jehu ^awas not careful to walk in the Law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart; ^bhe did not desist from the sins of Jeroboam, into which he misled Israel.

32 In those days the ^aLORD began to cut off pieces from Israel; and ^bHazael ¹defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, the Reubenites, and the Manassites; from ^aAroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, that is, ^bGilead and Bashan.

34 Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehu and everything that he did and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 35 And Jehu ¹lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And his son Jehoahaz became king in his place. 36 So the ¹time which Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.

Now Ahab had seventy sons in ^aSamaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, 2 “Now, ^awhen this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, ¹as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons, 3 select the best and ¹fittest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.” 4 But they feared greatly and said, “Behold, ^athe two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?” 5 And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “^aWe are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight.” 6 Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, “If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. 7 When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and ^aslaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel. 8 When the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” 9 Now in the morning he went out and stood and said to all the people, “You are ¹innocent; behold, ^aI conspired against my master and killed him, but ^bwho ²killed all these? 10 Know then that ^athere shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the LORD has done ^bwhat He spoke ¹through His servant Elijah.” 11 So Jehu ¹killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in ^aJezreel, and all his great men and his acquaintances and his priests, until he left him without a survivor.

12 Then he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at ¹Beth-eked of the shepherds, 13 ^aJehu ¹met the ²relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and said, “Who are you?” And they ³answered, “We are the ⁴relatives of Ahaziah; and we have come down ⁵to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.” 14 He said, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive and killed them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them.

15 Now when he had departed from there, he ¹met ^aJehonadab the son of ^bRechab coming to meet him; and he ²greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab ³answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, ^cgive me your hand.” And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16 He said, “Come with me and ^asee my zeal for the LORD.” So ¹he made him ride in his chariot. 17 When he came to Samaria, ^ahe ¹killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, ^baccording to the word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah.

18 Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “^aAhab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now, ^asummon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in ¹cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, “^aSanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.” And ^bthey proclaimed it. 21 Then Jehu sent ¹throughout Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And when they went into ^athe house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other. 22 He said to the one who was ¹in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them. 23 Jehu went into the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab; and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that there is here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, “^aThe one who permits any of the men whom I bring into your hands to escape ¹shall give up his life in exchange.”

25 Then it came about, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the ^1aguard and to the royal officers, “^bGo in, ²kill them; let none come out.” And they ³killed them with the edge of the sword; and the ⁴guard and the royal officers threw them out, and went to the ⁵inner room of the house of Baal. 26 They brought out the sacred ^apillars of the house of Baal and burned them. 27 They also broke down the sacred pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and ^amade it a latrine to this day.

28 Thus Jehu eradicated Baal out of Israel. 29 However, ^aas for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, even the ^bgolden calves that were at Bethel and that were at Dan. 30 The LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in My heart, ^ayour sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” 31 But Jehu ^1awas not careful to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart; ^bhe did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel sin.

32 In those days the ^aLORD began to cut off portions ¹from Israel; and ^bHazael ²defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from ^aAroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even ^bGilead and Bashan.

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son became king in his place. 36 Now the ¹time which Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.

Ahab had seventy sons and grandsons in ^aSamaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, 2 “Now ^aas soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons (male descendants) are with you, as well as chariots and horses and a fortified city and weapons, 3 select the best and most capable of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s royal house.” 4 But they were extremely afraid and said, “^aLook, the two kings did not stand before Jehu; so how can we stand?” 5 And the one who was in charge of the household, and the one who was overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children sent word to Jehu, saying, “^aWe are your servants and we will do whatever you tell us, but we will not make any man king; do what is good in your eyes.” 6 Then Jehu wrote a second letter to them, saying, “If you are with me and will obey me, take the heads of your master’s ¹sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time.” Now the dead king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. 7 When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and ^aslaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel. 8 When a messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate until morning.” 9 The next morning he went out and stood and said to all the people, “You are just and innocent; behold, ^aI conspired against Joram my master and killed him, but ^bwho killed all these? 10 Know then without any doubt that ^athere shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the LORD has done ^bwhat He said ¹through His servant Elijah.” 1+@Kin 19:17 11 So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in ^aJezreel, and all his great men and his familiar friends and his priests, until he left him without a survivor.

12 And he set out and went to Samaria. On the way as he was at the ¹place of the sand heaps meeting place for the shepherds, 13 ^aJehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the relatives of Ahaziah; and we came down to greet the royal princes and the sons of the queen mother Jezebel.” 14 Then Jehu said, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive and later slaughtered them at the well by the place of the sand heaps, forty-two men; he left none of them alive.

15 When Jehu went on from there, he met ^aJehonadab the son of ^bRechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with yours?” Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said “If it is, ^cgive me your hand.” He gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot. 16 And he said, “Come with me and ^asee my zeal for the LORD.” So he had Jehonadab in his chariot. 17 When Jehu came to Samaria, ^ahe killed everyone who remained of Ahab’s family in Samaria, until he had destroyed all of them, ^bin accordance with the word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah.

18 Jehu assembled all the people and said in pretense to them, “^aAhab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much more. 19 Now, ^asummon unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it with trickery, in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal. 20 Jehu said, “^aConsecrate a festive assembly (celebration) for Baal.” And ^bthey proclaimed it. 21 Then Jehu sent throughout Israel, and all the worshipers of Baal came; there was no one left who did not come. They went to ^athe house (temple) of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other. 22 He said to the man in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” And he brought the garments out to them. 23 Then Jehu with Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the house of Baal; and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search carefully and see that there are no servants of the LORD here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside for himself and said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, ^athe one who lets him go shall forfeit his own life for that man’s life.”

25 Then it came about, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the ^aguards and to the royal officers, “^bGo in and kill them; let no one come out.” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the royal officers threw their bodies out, and went to the inner room of the house of Baal. 26 They brought out the sacred ^apillars (obelisks) of the house of Baal and burned them. 27 They also tore down the sacred pillar of Baal and tore down the house of Baal, and ^amade it into a latrine forever unclean ¹to this day.

28 Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel. 29 However, Jehu did not turn from ^athe idolatrous sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, that is, led them to worship the ^bgolden calves which were at Bethel and Dan. 1+@Kin 12:28ff 30 The LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab in accordance with everything that was in My heart, ^1ayour sons (descendants) shall sit on Israel’s throne to the fourth generation.” 2+@Kin 15:12 31 But Jehu ^adid not take care to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart; ^bhe did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin.

32 So in those days the ^aLORD began to cut off portions of Israel; ^bHazael of Aram defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from ^aAroer, which is by the Arnon River, even ^bGilead and Bashan.

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and everything that he did and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 35 Jehu slept with his fathers in death, and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son became king in his place. 36 The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.