2 Mga Hari 10
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Nilipol ni Jehu ang Sambahayan ni Ahab
10 Si Ahab ay may pitumpung anak na lalaki sa Samaria. Sinulatan ni Jehu ang mga pinuno ng Jezreel, ang matatandang pinuno, at ang mga tagapag-alaga ng mga anak ni Ahab. Ganito ang nasa sulat:
2 “Sinulatan ko kayo sapagkat kayo ang tagapangalaga sa sambahayan ng inyong panginoon, at nasa pamamahala ninyo ang kanyang mga karwahe at mga kabayo, mga sandata, at mga lunsod na napapaligiran ng pader. 3 Piliin ninyo ang pinakamahusay sa mga anak ng inyong panginoon. Gawin ninyo siyang hari at ipagtanggol ninyo siya.” 4 Kinilabutan sa takot ang mga pinuno sa Samaria sapagkat naisip nila na kung ang dalawang hari ay walang nagawa laban kay Jehu, lalong wala silang magagawa. 5 Kaya, sinagot nila ang sulat ni Jehu at kanilang sinabi,
“Nakahanda kaming paalipin sa inyo. Susundin namin ang lahat ng ipag-uutos ninyo sa amin. Hindi kami maglalagay ng hari. Gawin na po ninyo ang inaakala ninyong mabuti.”
6 Sinulatan sila uli ni Jehu. Ang sabi sa sulat: “Kung talagang kampi kayo sa akin at handang sumunod sa mga utos ko, pugutan ninyo ng ulo ang mga anak ng inyong panginoon at dalhin dito sa Jezreel bukas ng ganitong oras.”
Ang pitumpung anak ni Haring Ahab ay nasa pangangalaga ng mga pangunahing lalaki ng lunsod. 7 Pagkatanggap nila sa sulat, pinugutan nila ng ulo ang mga anak ng hari, at ang mga ulo'y inilagay sa mga basket at ipinadala kay Jehu sa Jezreel.
8 Pagdating doon, sinabi sa kanya ng tagapagbalita, “Narito na po ang mga ulo ng mga anak ni Ahab.”
Sinabi ni Jehu, “Pagdalawahin ninyong bunton sa may pagpasok ng bayan at hayaan ninyo roon hanggang bukas ng umaga.” 9 Kinaumagahan, lumabas siya ng palasyo at sinabi sa mga tao, “Kayo ang humatol: kung ako ang pumatay sa aking panginoon, sino naman ang pumatay sa mga ito? 10 Natupad ngayon ang lahat ng sinabi ni Yahweh tungkol kay Ahab sa pamamagitan ni Propeta Elias.” 11 Wala(A) ngang itinira si Jehu sa sambahayan ni Ahab. Pinatay niyang lahat ang tauhan nito at mga kaibigan, pati ang mga pari.
Pinatay ang mga Kamag-anak ni Haring Ahazias
12 Pagkatapos, pumunta si Jehu sa Samaria. Sa daan, sa may lugar na tinatawag na Silungan ng mga Pastol, ay 13 nakasalubong niya ang mga kamag-anak ni Haring Ahazias ng Juda. Sila'y tinanong niya, “Sino kayo?”
“Mga kamag-anak po ni Haring Ahazias. Naparito kami upang dalawin ang mga anak ng hari at ng reyna,” sagot nila. 14 Ipinahuli niya ang mga ito at ipinapatay sa may hukay, malapit sa Silungan; wala siyang ipinatirang buháy. Lahat-lahat ng napatay ay apatnapu't dalawa.
Pinatay ang mga Natitirang Kamag-anak ni Ahab
15 Nang umalis doon si Jehu, nakasalubong niya si Jonadad na anak ni Recab. Binati siya ni Jehu at tinanong, “Ikaw ba'y buong pusong nakikiisa sa akin?”
“Oo,” sagot nito.
“Kung ganoon,” sabi ni Jehu, “sumakay ka sa aking karwahe.” At inalalayan niya ito sa pagsakay. 16 Sinabi pa niya, “Isasama kita para makita mo kung gaano ako katapat kay Yahweh.” At nagpatuloy silang magkasama sa karwahe. 17 Pagdating sa Samaria, pinatay niyang lahat ang natitira pang kamag-anak ni Ahab; wala siyang itinirang buháy, tulad ng sinabi ni Yahweh kay Elias.
Pinatay ni Jehu ang mga Sumasamba kay Baal
18 Tinipon ni Jehu ang mga tao at sinabi niya, “Hindi masyadong pinaglingkuran ni Ahab si Baal, ngunit higit ko siyang paglilingkuran. 19 Tawagin ninyo ang lahat ng mga propeta, mga pari at mga tagasunod ni Baal, at gagawa tayo ng isang malaking paghahandog kay Baal. Kailangang makasama ang lahat ng tagasunod ni Baal. Papatayin ang sinumang hindi sasama.” Ngunit paraan lamang ito ni Jehu upang mapatay niyang lahat ang mga sumasamba kay Baal. 20 Iniutos niya, “Ipahayag ninyong tayo'y mag-uukol ng pagsamba para kay Baal.” At ganoon nga ang ginawa nila. 21 Ang pahayag na ito'y ipinaabot niya sa buong Israel at dumalo naman ang lahat ng sumasamba kay Baal kaya't punung-puno ang templo ni Baal. 22 Sinabi ni Jehu sa tagapag-ingat ng mga kasuotan sa templo, “Ilabas mong lahat ang kasuotan at ipasuot sa mga sumasamba kay Baal.” Sumunod naman ito. 23 Pumasok siya sa templo, kasama si Jonadad na anak ni Recab. Sinabi niya sa mga lingkod ni Baal, “Tingnan ninyong mabuti at tiyaking walang mga lingkod si Yahweh na napasama sa inyo.” 24 Pumasok sila upang ialay ang mga handog na susunugin.
Si Jehu ay naglagay ng walumpung tauhan sa labas ng templo at pinagbilinan ng ganito: “Bantayan ninyong mabuti ang mga taong ito. Kayo ang papatayin ko kapag may nakatakas.” 25 Nang maialay na ang mga handog na susunugin, pinapasok niya ang mga kawal at mga pinuno at ipinapatay ang lahat ng nasa loob, saka isa-isang kinaladkad palabas. Nagtuloy sila sa kaloob-looban ng templo, 26 inilabas ang mga sagradong haligi sa templo ni Baal at sinunog. 27 Pagkatapos, winasak nila ang rebulto ni Baal at iginuho ang templo. At ang templo ay ginawa nilang tapunan ng dumi hanggang sa ngayon.
28 Ganoon ang ginawa ni Jehu upang alisin sa Israel ang pagsamba kay Baal. 29 Ngunit(B) tinularan din niya ang kasalanan ni Jeroboam na anak ni Nebat, na sumamba sa guyang ginto na nasa Bethel at Dan na siya namang naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng Israel. 30 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Jehu, “Dahil sa paglipol mo sa sambahayan ni Ahab na siya kong nais mangyari, sa sambayanan mo magmumula ang hari ng Israel, hanggang sa ikaapat na salinlahi.” 31 Ngunit si Jehu ay hindi nagpatuloy sa pagsunod sa Kautusan ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel. Tinularan niya ang masasamang gawa ni Jeroboam na naghatid sa Israel sa pagkakasala.
Ang Kamatayan ni Jehu
32 Nang panahong iyon, pinabayaan ni Yahweh na masakop ng ibang kaharian ang ibang lupain ng Israel. Unti-unti na silang nasasakop ni Hazael. 33 Nakuha na sa kanila ang gawing silangan ng Jordan: ang buong Gilead, Gad, Ruben at Manases mula sa Aroer, sa may kapatagan ng Arnon, pati ang Gilead at ang Bashan.
34 Ang iba pang ginawa ni Jehu ay nakasulat sa Kasaysayan ng mga Hari ng Israel. 35 Namatay siya at inilibing sa Samaria at ang anak niyang si Joahaz ang pumalit sa kanya bilang hari. 36 Naghari si Jehu sa Israel sa loob ng dalawampu't walong taon.
2 Kings 10
New King James Version
Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killed
10 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of [a]Jezreel, to the elders, and to [b]those who reared Ahab’s sons, saying:
2 Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and weapons, 3 choose the [c]best qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Look, (A)two kings could not [d]stand up to him; how then can we stand?” 5 And he who was in charge of the house, and he who was in charge of the city, the elders also, and those who reared the sons, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, we will do all you tell us; but we will not make anyone king. Do what is good in your sight.” 6 Then he wrote a second letter to them, saying:
If you are for me and will obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.
Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were rearing them. 7 So it was, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons and (B)slaughtered seventy persons, put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.
8 Then a messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.”
And he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.”
9 So it was, in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Indeed (C)I conspired against my master and killed him; but who killed all these? 10 Know now that nothing shall (D)fall to the earth of the word of the Lord which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the Lord has done what He spoke (E)by His servant Elijah.” 11 So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his close acquaintances and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
Ahaziah’s Forty-two Brothers Killed
12 And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at [e]Beth Eked of the Shepherds, 13 (F)Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?”
So they answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah; we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.”
14 And he said, “Take them alive!” So they took them alive, and (G)killed them at the well of [f]Beth Eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them.
The Rest of Ahab’s Family Killed
15 Now when he departed from there, he [g]met (H)Jehonadab the son of (I)Rechab, coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is toward your heart?”
And Jehonadab answered, “It is.”
Jehu said, “If it is, (J)give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16 Then he said, “Come with me, and see my (K)zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot. 17 And when he came to Samaria, (L)he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord (M)which He spoke to Elijah.
Worshipers of Baal Killed
18 Then Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, (N)“Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore, call to me all the (O)prophets of Baal, all his servants, 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 acted deceptively, with the intent of destroying the worshipers of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, [h]“Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it. 21 Then Jehu sent throughout all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. So they came into the [i]temple of Baal, and the (P)temple of Baal was full from one end to the other. 22 And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out vestments for them. 23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be (Q)his life for the life of the other.”
25 Now it happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them; let no one come out!” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the [j]inner room of the temple of Baal. 26 And they brought the (R)sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them. 27 Then they broke down the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the [k]temple of Baal and (S)made it a refuse dump to this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel.
29 However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from (T)the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan. 30 And the Lord (U)said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in doing what is right in My sight, and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, (V)your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” 31 But Jehu [l]took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from (W)the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin.
Death of Jehu
32 In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and (X)Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel 33 from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead—Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh—from (Y)Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including (Z)Gilead and Bashan.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 35 So Jehu [m]rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then (AA)Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. 36 And the period that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 10:1 So with MT, Syr., Tg.; LXX Samaria; Vg. city
- 2 Kings 10:1 the guardians of
- 2 Kings 10:3 most upright
- 2 Kings 10:4 Lit. stand before
- 2 Kings 10:12 Or The Shearing House
- 2 Kings 10:14 Or The Shearing House
- 2 Kings 10:15 Lit. found
- 2 Kings 10:20 Consecrate
- 2 Kings 10:21 Lit. house
- 2 Kings 10:25 Lit. city
- 2 Kings 10:27 Lit. house
- 2 Kings 10:31 was not careful
- 2 Kings 10:35 Died and joined his ancestors
2 Kings 10
English Standard Version
Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Descendants
10 Now Ahab had seventy sons in (A)Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city,[a] to the elders, and to (B)the guardians of the sons[b] of Ahab, saying, 2 “Now then, as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons, 3 select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne and fight for your master's house.” 4 But they were exceedingly afraid and said, “Behold, the two kings could not stand before him. How then can we stand?” 5 So he who was over the palace, and he who was over the city, together with the elders and the guardians, sent to Jehu, saying, (C)“We are your servants, and we will do all that you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your eyes.” 6 Then he wrote to them a second letter, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you are ready to obey me, take the heads of your master's sons and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow at this time.” Now the king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, (D)who were bringing them up. 7 And as soon as the letter came to them, they took the king's sons (E)and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel. 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. (F)It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who struck down all these? 10 Know then that there shall (G)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 (H)what he said by his servant Elijah.” 11 So Jehu struck down all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, all his great men and his close friends and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
12 Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, 13 Jehu met (I)the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah, and he said, “Who are you?” And they answered, “We are the relatives of Ahaziah, and we came down to visit the royal princes and the sons of the queen mother.” 14 He said, “Take them alive.” And they took them alive and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two persons, and he spared none of them.
15 And when he departed from there, he met (J)Jehonadab the son of (K)Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said,[c] “If it is, (L)give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot. 16 And he said, “Come with me, and see (M)my zeal for the Lord.” So he[d] had him ride in his chariot. 17 And when he came to Samaria, (N)he struck down all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had wiped them out, according to the word of the Lord (O)that he spoke to Elijah.
Jehu Strikes Down the Prophets of Baal
18 Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, (P)“Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore call to me all the (Q)prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal. 20 And Jehu ordered, (R)“Sanctify (S)a solemn assembly for Baal.” So (T)they proclaimed it. 21 And Jehu sent throughout all Israel, and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And they entered (U)the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other. 22 He said to him who was in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out the vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out the vestments for them. 23 Then 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 no servant of the Lord here among you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” 24 Then they[e] went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.
Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, “The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape (V)shall forfeit his life.” 25 So as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the officers, (W)“Go in and strike them down; let not a man escape.” So when they put them to the sword, the guard and the officers cast them out and went into the inner room of the house of Baal, 26 and they brought out the (X)pillar that was in (Y)the house of Baal and burned it. 27 And they demolished the (Z)pillar of Baal, and demolished the house of Baal, and made it (AA)a latrine to this day.
Jehu Reigns in Israel
28 Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel. 29 But Jehu did not turn aside from (AB)the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (AC)which he made Israel to sin—that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. 30 And the Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, (AD)your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” 31 But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. (AE)He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin.
32 In those days the Lord (AF)began to cut off parts of Israel. (AG)Hazael 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 (AH)Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, that is, (AI)Gilead 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 So Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. 36 The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 10:1 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew rulers of Jezreel
- 2 Kings 10:1 Hebrew lacks of the sons
- 2 Kings 10:15 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Jehu said
- 2 Kings 10:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew they
- 2 Kings 10:24 Septuagint he (compare verse 25)
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