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2 Kings 10:2
New International Version
“You have your master’s sons with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weapons. Now as soon as this letter reaches you,

New Living Translation
“The king’s sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons. As soon as you receive this letter,

English Standard Version
“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,

Berean Standard Bible
“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,

King James Bible
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

New King James Version
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,

New American Standard Bible
“And now, when this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses, and a fortified city and the weapons,

NASB 1995
“Now, when this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons,

NASB 1977
“And now, when this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons,

Legacy Standard Bible
“So now, when this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons,

Amplified Bible
“Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons (male descendants) are with you, as well as chariots and horses and a fortified city and weapons,

Christian Standard Bible
Your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weaponry, so when this letter arrives

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weaponry,

American Standard Version
And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“In the moment that this letter has come to you and the sons of your Master with you, and chariots and horses with you, and the fortified cities and a supply of arms

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Now then, as soon as this letter shall have reached you, whereas there are with you the sons of your master, and with you chariots and horses, and strong cities, and arms,

Contemporary English Version
Your town is strong, and you're protected by chariots and an armed cavalry. And I know that King Ahab's descendants live there with you. So as soon as you read this letter,

Douay-Rheims Bible
As soon as you receive these letters, ye that have your master's sons, and chariots, and horses, and fenced cities, and armour,

English Revised Version
And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Your master's heirs are with you, and you have chariots, horses, fortified cities, and weapons. As soon as this letter reaches you,

Good News Translation
"You are in charge of the king's descendants, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, weapons, and fortified cities. So then, as soon as you receive this letter,

International Standard Version
"As soon as you receive this letter (since your master's children are with you, you have chariots and horses there with you, and you are protected by a walled city and weaponry),

JPS Tanakh 1917
And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and armour;

Literal Standard Version
“And now, at the coming in of this letter to you, and sons of your lord [are] with you, and the chariots and the horses, and a fortified city, and the armor, [are] with you,

Majority Standard Bible
“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,

New American Bible
“Since your master’s sons are with you, as well as his chariots, horses, fortified city, and weaponry, when this letter reaches you

NET Bible
"You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,

New Revised Standard Version
“Since your master’s sons are with you and you have at your disposal chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons,

New Heart English Bible
"Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and weapons.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;

World English Bible
“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 armor,

Young's Literal Translation
And now, at the coming in of this letter unto you, and with you are sons of your lord, and with you are the chariots and the horses, and a fenced city, and the armour,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family
1Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying: 2“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry, 3select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”…

Cross References
2 Kings 5:6
And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy."

2 Kings 10:3
select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."


Treasury of Scripture

Now as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armor;

as soon

2 Kings 5:6
And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

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2 Kings 10
1. Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded
8. He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah
12. At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers
15. He takes Jehonadab into his company
18. By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal
29. Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins
32. Hazael oppresses Israel
34. Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu














(2) Now as soon as this letter cometh.--Rather, And now when this letter cometh. Only the conclusion of the letter, containing the gist of it, is reported here. (Comp. 2Kings 5:6.)

Seeing your master's sons . . . look even out (2Kings 10:3).--Rather, there are with you both your master's sons, and the chariots and the horses,and a fenced city, and the armoury: so look out the best, &c.

A fenced city.--All the versions but the Arabic have "fenced cities;" and so Josephus. There is a tone of mocking irony in Jehu's challenge to the nobles of Samaria, who were probably as luxurious and cowardly now as in the days of Amos, a few years later (Amos 3:12; Amos 6:3-6). (Comp. also Isaiah 28:1-10.) By his careful enumeration of their resources, he as good as says that his defiance is not the fruit of ignorance. . . .

Verse 2. - Now as soon as this letter cometh to you. In the East at this time, and in most parts of it to the present day, letters can only be sent by special messengers. There is no public post. Kings and private individuals must equally find persons who will undertake to carry and deliver their despatches. Even the post organized by Darius Hystaspis was not one that went daily, but only one kept ready for the king to use when he had occasion for it. Seeing your master's sons are with you. "Your master's sons" must mean Joram's sons; by which we learn that, unlike his brother Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:17), Joram had male offspring who survived him, and were now with the rest of Ahab's descendants, at Samaria. And there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armor; literally, the chariots, and the horses, a fenced city also, and the armor. The main chariot force of the country, and the chief arsenal, containing both armor and arms, were naturally at Samaria, the capital, and might thus be regarded as at the disposition of the Samaritan municipality. Jehu scornfully challenges them to make use of their resources against him. He is quite ready for a contest. Let them do their worst. The LXX. have "fenced cities" (πόλεις ὀχυραί) instead of "a fenced city;" but the existing Hebrew text is probably right Samaria was the only fortified town in their possession.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“When this
הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

letter
הַסֵּ֤פֶר (has·sê·p̄er)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

arrives,
כְּבֹ֨א (kə·ḇō)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

since
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

your master’s
אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם (’ă·ḏō·nê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

are with you
וְאִתְּכֶ֖ם (wə·’it·tə·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

and you have
וְאִתְּכֶם֙ (wə·’it·tə·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

chariots
הָרֶ֣כֶב (hā·re·ḵeḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone

and horses,
וְהַסּוּסִ֔ים (wə·has·sū·sîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

a fortified
מִבְצָ֖ר (miḇ·ṣār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender

city
וְעִ֥יר (wə·‘îr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and weaponry,
וְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃ (wə·han·nā·šeq)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5402: Military equipment, arms, an arsenal


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