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2 Kings 10:8-10
New English Translation
2 Kings 10:8-10
New English Translation
8 The messenger came and told Jehu,[a] “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu[b] said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.” 9 In the morning he went out and stood there. Then he said to all the people, “You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all of these men? 10 Therefore take note that not one of the Lord’s words which he pronounced against Ahab’s dynasty[c] will fail to materialize.[d] The Lord has done what he announced through his servant Elijah.”[e]
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- 2 Kings 10:8 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 10:8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Kings 10:10 tn Heb “the house of Ahab.”
- 2 Kings 10:10 tn Heb “will fall to the earth.”
- 2 Kings 10:10 tn Heb “by the hand of his servant Elijah.”
2 Kings 10:8-10
King James Version
2 Kings 10:8-10
King James Version
8 And 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.
9 And 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?
10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the Lord hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
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2 Kings 10:8-10
English Standard Version
2 Kings 10:8-10
English Standard Version
8 When the messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king's sons,” he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.” 9 Then in the morning, when he went out, he stood and said to all the people, “You are innocent. (A)It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who struck down all these? 10 Know then that there shall (B)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 (C)what he said by his servant Elijah.”
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2 Kings 10:8-10
New International Version
2 Kings 10:8-10
New International Version
8 When the messenger arrived, he told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the princes.”
Then Jehu ordered, “Put them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”
9 The next morning Jehu went out. He stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these? 10 Know, then, that not a word the Lord has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail. The Lord has done what he announced(A) through his servant Elijah.”(B)
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