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14 He said, “Take them alive.” And they took them alive and slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two persons, and he spared none of them.

15 And when he departed from there, he met (A)Jehonadab the son of (B)Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said,[a] “If it is, (C)give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot. 16 And he said, “Come with me, and see (D)my zeal for the Lord.” So he[b] had him ride in his chariot.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 10:15 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Jehu said
  2. 2 Kings 10:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew they