1. Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the captains of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,
2. “Now as soon as this letter comes to you—since you are with your master’s sons, chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons—
3. select the best and most fitting of your master’s sons, put him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”
4. But they were extremely afraid and said, “Two kings could not stand before him. How can we stand?”