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did eate and drinke, and sayde, Visite now yonder the house of Ahab: for the Lord hath brought to
cursed woman, and burie her: for she is a Kings passe the things that hee spake by his seruant
daughter. 35 And they went to burie her, but they Eliiah. 11 So Iehu slew al that remained of the
foud no more of her, then the skull and the feete, house of Ahab in Izreel, and all that were great
and the palmes of her handes. 36 Wherefore they with him, and his familiars and his priestes, so
came agayne and tolde him. And he said, This that he let none of his remaine. 12 And he arose,
is the worde of the Lord, which he spake by his and departed and came to Samaria. And as Iehu
seruant Eliiah the Tishbite, saying, In the fielde was in the way by an house where the shepheards
of Izreel shall ye dogs eate the flesh of Iezebel. did shere, 13 He met with the brethre of Ahaziah
37 And the carkeis of Iezebel shalbe as doung vpon king of Iudah, and sayd, Who are ye? And they
the ground in the field of Izreel, so that none shall answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah, and
say, This is Iezebel. goe downe to salute the children of the King and
the children of the Queene. 14 And he sayde,
10 Take them aliue. And they tooke them aliue, and
slew them at the well beside the house where the
1 Ahab had nowe seuentie sonnes in Samaria. sheepe are shorne, euen two and fourtie men,
And Iehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria vnto and he left not one of them. 15 And when he
the rulers of Izreel, and to the Elders, and to was departed thence, hee met with Iehonadab
the bringers vp of Ahabs children, to this effect, the sonne of Rechab comming to meete him, and
2 Nowe when this letter commeth to you, (for he blessed him, and sayde to him, Is thine heart
ye haue with you your masters sonnes, yee haue vpright, as mine heart is towarde thine? And
with you both charets and horses, and a defenced Iehonadab answered, Yea, doubtlesse. Then giue
citie, and armour) 3 Consider therefore which me thine hande. And when he had giuen him his
of your masters sonnes is best and most meete, hande, he tooke him vp to him into the charet.
and set him on his fathers throne, and fight for 16 And he sayde, Come with me, and see the zeale
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your masters house. But they were exceedingly that I haue for the Lord: so they made him ride in
afraid, and saide, Behold two Kings coulde not his charet. 17 And when he came to Samaria, he
stande before him, how shall we then stand? slew all that remained vnto Ahab in Samaria, till
5 And he that was gouernour of Ahabs house, and he had destroyed him, according to the worde of
he that ruled the citie, and the Elders, and the the Lord, which he spake to Eliiah. 18 Then Iehu
bringers vp of the children sent to Iehu, saying, assembled all the people, and sayd vnto them,
We are thy seruants, and will doe all that thou Ahab serued Baal a litle, but Iehu shall serue him
shalt bid vs: we will make no King: do what much more. 19 Now therefore call vnto me all
seemeth good to thee. 6 Then he wrote another ye prophets of Baal, all his seruants, and all his
letter to them, saying, If ye be mine, and wil obey priests, and let not a man be lacking: for I haue
my voyce, take the heads of ye men that are your a great sacrifice for Baal: whosoeuer is lacking,
masters sonnes, and come to me to Izreel by to he shall not liue. But Iehu did it by a subtiltie
morowe this time. (Nowe the Kings sonnes, euen to destroy ye seruats of Baal. 20 And Iehu sayd,
seuentie persons were with the great men of the Proclaimea solemne assemblie for Baal. And they
citie, which brought them vp) And when the proclaimed it. 21 So Iehu sent vnto all Israel, and
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letter came to them, they tooke the Kings sonnes, all the seruants of Baal came, and there was not
and slewe the seuentie persons, and layde their a man left that came not. And they came into
heads in baskets, and sent them vnto him to the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was full
Izreel. Then there came a messenger and tolde from ende to ende. 22 Then he said vnto him
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him, saying, They haue brought the heads of the that had the charge of the vestrie, Bring forth
Kings sonnes. And he sayd, Let them lay them on vestments for al the seruants of Baal. And he
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two heapes at the entring in of the gate vntil the brought the out vestments. And when Iehu
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morning. And when it was day, he went out, and went, and Iehonadab the sonne of Rechab into
the house of Baal, he sayde vnto the seruants of
stood and sayd to all the people, Ye be righteous: Baal, Searche diligently, and looke, lest there be
behold, I conspired against my master, and slew here with you any of the seruants of the Lord,
him: but who slew all these? 10 Knowe nowe that but the seruants of Baal only. 24 And when they
there shall fall vnto the earth nothing of the word went in to make sacrifice and burnt offering,
of the Lord, which the Lord spake concerning