2 Kings 10:1-3

Good News Translation

The Descendants of Ahab Are Killed

10 There were seventy descendants of King Ahab living in the city of Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter and sent copies to the rulers of the city,^[a] to the leading citizens, and to the guardians of Ahab's descendants. The letter read: ² “You are in charge of the king's descendants, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, weapons, and fortified cities. So then, as soon as you receive this letter, ³ you are to choose the best qualified of the king's descendants, make him king, and fight to defend him.”