2 Kings 10:17 - Exposition

And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samria, till he had destroyed him. Seventy male descendants of Ahab had been already destroyed in Samaria ( 2 Kings 10:1-7 ). It seems unlikely that the city can have contained any other members of his house excepting females. Did Jehu now destroy the daughters of Ahab resident in Samaria, with their families? The masculine form used— הַנּשְׂאָרִים —does not disprove this. According to the saying of the Lord, which he spake to Elijah .