John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 10:7
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them ,.... They did not in the least hesitate, but immediately complied with the contents of it: that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons ; which was the whole number of them: and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jezreel ; as a present to Jehu, just as they carried the firstfruits, as Abarbinel observes. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-14
We left Jehu in quiet possession of Jezreel, triumphing over Joram and Jezebel; and we must now attend his further motions. He knew the whole house of Ahab must be cut off, and therefore proceeded in this bloody work, and did not do it deceitfully, or by halves, Jer. 48:10. I. He got the heads of all the sons of Ahab cut off by their own guardians at Samaria. Seventy sons (or grandsons) Ahab had, Gideon's number, Jdg. 8:30. In such a number that bore his name his family was likely to be... read more