KJV King James Version
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who [are] ye? And they answered, We [are] the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
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2 Kings 10:13
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who [are] ye? And they answered, We [are] the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”
WEB World English Bible
Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.”
ASV American Standard Version
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah: and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jehu hath found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and saith, ‘Who are ye?’ and they say, ‘Brethren of Ahaziah we are, and we go down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the mistress.’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 10
10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done [that] which he spake by his servant Elijah.
11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. [And] as he [was] at the shearing house in the way,
13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who [are] ye? And they answered, We [are] the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, [even] two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give [me] thine hand. And he gave [him] his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
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וְיֵה֗וּאH3058 · ye.huJehuמָצָא֙H4672 · ma.tsato findאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲחֵי֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingאֲחַזְיָ֣הוּH274 · a.chaz.yahAhaziahמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayמִ֣יH4310 · miwho?אַתֶּ֑םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וַיֹּאמְר֗וּH559 · a.marto sayאֲחֵ֤יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingאֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙H274 · a.chaz.yahAhaziahאֲנַ֔חְנוּH587 · a.nach.nuweוַנֵּ֛רֶדH3381 · ya.radto go downלִשְׁל֥וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childהַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוּבְנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childהַגְּבִירָֽה׃H1377 · ge.vi.rahqueen
Cross-references
2 Kings 8:29And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.2 Kings 8:24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.2 Chronicles 21:17And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.2 Kings 9:21-27And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.2 Chronicles 22:1-10And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
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