2 Kings 10:1 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 10:1

Seventy sons - i. e., descendants; there were included among them children of Jehoram (2 Kings 10:2-3, etc.). read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 10:1

2 Kings 10:1. Ahab had seventy sons Grandsons are probably comprehended here under the name of sons, as is usual in the Scriptures: though, by several wives, he might have as many sons as Gideon had. These sons or grandsons were now in Samaria, either because they had been bred up there, that being the chief city of the kingdom; or because they had fled thither, upon receiving tidings of the slaughter of Joram; or had been conveyed thither, from different parts, by their friends, as to the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-14

Jehu’s revolution (9:11-10:14)On hearing of Jehu’s anointing as king, Jehu’s senior officers swore their immediate allegiance (11-13). Without allowing time for news of the rebellion to leak out, Jehu set off for Jezreel (14-16). As he approached the city, Joram and Ahaziah, unaware of the rebellion, went out to meet him. Joram was killed on the spot, appropriately at Naboth’s vineyard (17-26; cf. 1 Kings 21:17-19). Ahaziah was killed after a chase (27-29). Jehu quickly went on to Jezreel to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 10:1

sons. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for grandsons and greatgrandsons. unto. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and unto". rulers = elders. of Jezreel. Doubtless they had fled to Samaria, being in great fear (2 Kings 10:4 ) from what Jehu had done in Jezreel. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 10:1

JEHU; THE BLOODTHIRSTY KILLER; ON A RAMPAGE;JEHU CHALLENGED THE GUARDIANS OF AHAB'S ROYAL FAMILY"Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent to Samaria unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the rulers, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying, 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; look ye out the best and meetest of your masters sons,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 10:1

2 Kings 10:1. Sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel— From the context some have thought, that the letters were sent to the rulers of Samaria; and this they think the more probable, as the LXX render it Samaria, and not Jezreel. Le Clerc conjectures, that the rulers of Jezreel, who had the care of Ahab's children, might have been fled with them to Samaria. In the Vulgate it is read, to the nobles, or chief men of the city; a reading which Houbigant follows, and thinks is confirmed by the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 10:1

1-4. Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria—As it appears ( :-), that grandsons are included it is probable that this number comprehended the whole posterity of Ahab. Their being all assembled in that capital might arise from their being left there on the king's departure for Ramoth-gilead, or from their taking refuge in some of the strongholds of that city on the news of Jehu's conspiracy. It may be inferred from the tenor of Jehu's letters that their first intention was to select the fittest of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 10:1-17

Jehu’s purges of the royal families 10:1-17Jehu challenged the nobles of Samaria and Jezreel who were rearing Ahab’s 70 male descendants to select an heir and to battle Jehu. This would decide whether Ahab’s house or Jehu’s would rule Israel. Rather than fight a battle they were sure they would lose, they submitted to Jehu and slew Ahab’s sons. In the ancient Near East conquering kings sometimes piled the heads of their defeated foes at the city gate to show their power and to discourage future... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 10:1-36

Jehu’s Extermination of Baal Worship1. Ahab.. sons] These were probably his grandchildren rather than his children. Unto the rulers of Jezreel] LXX has ’unto the rulers of Samaria,’ which the sense requires.2. A fenced city] i.e. Samaria. Ahab’s dynasty had obtained the throne by force of arms (1 Kings 16:21-22), and Jehu implied that its supporters must defend it by the same means.4. Two kings] Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah. 5. Over the house.. over the city] These officials are also... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 10:1

X.JEHU MASSACRES THE FAMILY OF AHAB, THE KINSMEN OF AHAZIAH, AND BAAL-WORSHIPPERS.(1) Ahab had seventy sons.—His posterity in general are meant. Ahab had been dead about fourteen years (2 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 22:51), and had had two successors on the throne. The name Ahab seems to be used here as equivalent to the house of Ahab. Many of the number might be strictly sons of Ahab, as he no doubt had a considerable harem.Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria.—Jehu was crafty as well as fierce. He... read more