1 Jehu wrote letters to leaders in Samaria about Ahab’s 70 sons. ✉️️7️⃣0️⃣ 2 Jehu said, You have the king’s sons, carts, horses, a strong city, and weapons. ️ 3 Jehu said, Pick a son to be king and fight for your boss’s house. ⚔️ 4 The leaders were very scared and said, Two kings lost to Jehu. We can not win. 5 The leaders sent word, We will serve you. We will not pick a king. Tell us what to do. ♂️ 6 Jehu wrote again, If you are with me, bring the heads of your boss’s sons to me in Jezreel tomorrow. ✉️️ 7 The men killed the 70 sons and sent their heads in baskets to Jehu in Jezreel. ⚔️ 8 A man told Jehu, They came. Jehu said, Put the heads in two big piles by the city gate till morning. 9 In the morning Jehu said, You are not to blame. I killed my boss. God said this would happen by Elijah. God’s word came true. 10 Jehu said, Not one word from God will fail. God did what He said. ✅ 11 Jehu then killed all the rest of Ahab’s people in Jezreel. ⚔️️ 12 Jehu went on the road to Samaria and came to a place for sheep. 13 Jehu met family of Ahaziah, king of Judah. They said, We came to see the princes and the king’s mom. ♂️️ 14 Jehu said, Take them alive. Then he had 42 of them killed at a big pit. 4️⃣2️⃣⚔️ 15 Jehu met Jehonadab. Jehu said, Are you with me? He said, Yes. They shook hands, and Jehu pulled him up to his cart. 16 Jehu said, Come see I love God so much. They rode together. ❤️ 17 In Samaria, Jehu killed all left of Ahab’s house, just like God said to Elijah. ️⚔️ 18 Jehu called all the people and said, Ahab did a little for Baal. I will do more. 19 Jehu said, Call all Baal people. Do not miss one. I will give a big burn gift. But Jehu planned a trick to stop Baal people. 20 Jehu said, Make a big day for Baal. They told the land. 21 All Baal people came. The house for Baal was full. ️ 22 Jehu said, Give clothes to all Baal people. So they got the clothes. 23 Jehu and Jehonadab went in. Jehu said, Make sure only Baal people are here, not God’s people. 24 They went in to give burn gifts. Jehu put 80 men outside and said, Do not let any man run away. 8️⃣0️⃣️ 25 When the burn gift was done, Jehu said, Go in and strike them. Do not let one man get away. They killed them. ⚔️ 26 They took the Baal pole from the house and burned it. 27 They broke the Baal pole and the Baal house. They made it a toilet. ️ 28 So Jehu stopped Baal in Israel. ❌ 29 But Jehu did not stop the sin with the gold cows at Bethel and Dan. ❌ 30 God said to Jehu, You did well with Ahab’s house. Your sons will be king for 4 sons after you. ✨4️⃣ 31 But Jehu did not obey God with all his heart. He kept the same bad way. 32 In those days, God let Israel lose land. Hazael hit them. ️⚔️ 33 Hazael took land east of the big river: Gilead, Gad, Reuben, Manasseh, from Aroer to Bashan. ➡️️ 34 The rest of Jehu’s acts are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 Jehu died and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz became king. ⚰️➡️ 36 Jehu was king in Samaria for 28 years. 2️⃣8️⃣