Study it in the app“He wrote to them a letter a second time, saying, “If you are for me, and you are listening to my voice, take the heads of the men, the sons of your master, and come to me about this time tomorrow at Jezreel.” Now the king’s sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were bringing up them.”
He wroteוַיִּכְתֹּבto themאֲלֵיהֶםa letterסֵפֶרa second time,שֵׁנִיתsaying,לֵאמֹר“Ifאִםyou areאַתֶּםfor me,לִיand youאַתֶּםare listeningשֹׁמְעִיםto my voice,וּלְקֹלִיtakeקְחוּthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the men,אַנְשֵׁיthe sonsבְנֵיof your master,אֲדֹנֵיכֶםand comeוּבֹאוּto meאֵלַיabout this timeכָּעֵתtomorrowמָחָרat Jezreel.”יִזְרְעֶאלָהNow the king’sוּ הַמֶּלֶךְsons,בְנֵיseventyשִׁבְעִיםpersons,אִישׁwere withאֶתthe great menגְּדֹלֵיof the city,הָעִירwho were bringing upמְגַדְּלִיםthem.אוֹתָם
write
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 “sefer” appearssecond
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsobey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shomim” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appearsfetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “kechu” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rashe” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vou” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearstomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appearsJezreel
See it on the mapWhere else “yizrela” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsseventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedole” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsgrow up
To get bigger, become an adult; to bring up a child.
Where else “megadlim” appears“Take the heads”: in Hebrew “head” can also be said of the leader of a group. The men of Samaria do what it says literally (10:7).
Jezreel
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).
5The one who was over the household, and the one who was over the city, and the elders and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and all that you tell us we will do; we will not make anyone king; do what is good in your eyes.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And it happened, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons and slaughtered them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.
