Study it in the app“Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the commanders of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab’s sons, saying,”
Ahab hadוּלְאַחְאָבseventyשִׁבְעִיםsonsבָּנִיםin Samaria.בְּשֹׁמְרוֹןJehuיֵהוּאwroteוַיִּכְתֹּבlettersסְפָרִיםand sent themוַיִּשְׁלַחto Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןtoאֶלthe commandersשָׂרֵיof Jezreel,יִזְרְעֶאלthe elders,הַזְּקֵנִיםand toוְאֶלthe guardiansהָאֹמְנִיםof Ahab’s sons,אַחְאָבsaying,לֵאמֹר
Ahab
Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).
Where else “achav” appearsseventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsJehu
Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).
Where else “yehu” appearswrite
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yichtov” appearsletter
A writing sent to someone with a message or an order, like a king's letter.
Where else “sefarim” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsJezreel
See it on the mapWhere else “yizrel” appearselder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zekenim” appearsnurse
To care for, raise a child.
Where else “omnim” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears“Seventy sons”: in Hebrew “sons” includes grandsons and descendants. The Hebrew says “the commanders of Jezreel,” although the letters go to Samaria; it is left as it is.
1Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
2Jezreel
Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel
A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.
There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).
1 · This verse (above)
2“Now, as soon as this letter comes to you, since with you are the sons of your master, and with you are the chariots and the horses and a fortified city and the weapons,
