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2 Kings 10:9

7 And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

8 When the messenger arrived, he told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.” And Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”

The next morning, Jehu went out and 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, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”

11 So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.

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BSB
The next morning, Jehu went out and 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?
KJV
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?
WEB
In the morning, he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Behold, I conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?
ASV
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who smote all these?
DARBY
And it came to pass in the morning that he went out; and he stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous! behold, I conspired against my master and killed him; but who smote all these?
BLB
And it came to pass in the morning that he went out and stood and said to all the people, “You⁺ [are] righteous. Behold, I conspired against my master and killed him. And who killed all these?
ÅB
Og om morgenen gikk han ut og trådte fram og sa til alt folket: Dere er uten skyld! Det er jeg som har fått i stand en sammensvergelse mot min herre og drept ham; men hvem har slått alle disse ihjel?
OTB
Om morgenen gikk han ut og sto, og sa til hele folket, “Dere er rettferdige; se, jeg konspirerte mot min herre og drepte ham. Men hvem drepte alle disse?
B1930
Og om morgenen gikk han ut og trådte frem og sa til alt folket: I er uten skyld! Det er jeg som har fått i stand en sammensvergelse mot min herre og drept ham; men hvem har slått alle disse ihjel?

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  • 2 Kings 9:14–24

    Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,

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  • Hosea 1:4

    Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

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  • Isaiah 5:3

    “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.

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  • 1 Samuel 12:3

    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

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