2 Kings 10:1
“And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria,.... These might not be all his immediate sons, but some of them his grandsons, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Seventy sons - i. e., descendants; there were included among them children of Jehoram (2Ki 10:2-3, etc.).
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ahab had seventy sons - As he had several wives, he might have many children. The Israelites, from the earliest part of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 10:1-14
We left Jehu in quiet possession of Jezreel, triumphing over Joram and Jezebel; and we must now attend his further…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
2Ki 10:1-11. Jehu destroys the whole family of Ahab (Not in Chronicles)
1. And[R.V. Now] Ahab had seventy sons The…
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