Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

Bible References

Seventy sons

Judges 8:30
Gideon had 70 sons, his own offspring, since he had many wives.
Judges 10:4
He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. They had 30 towns in Gilead, which are called Jair’s Villages to this day.
Judges 12:14
He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,

In samaria

2 Kings 5:3
She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his skin disease.”
1 Kings 13:32
for the word that he cried out by a revelation from the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the cities of Samaria is certain to happen.”
1 Kings 16:28
Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place.
2 Chronicles 22:9
Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him (he was hiding in Samaria). So they brought Ahaziah to Jehu, and they killed him. The soldiers buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat who sought the Lord with all his heart.” So no one from the house of Ahaziah had the strength to rule the kingdom.

The rulers

Deuteronomy 16:18
“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
1 Kings 21:8
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

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