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.
Jehu encountered the relatives of Ahaziah, the king of Judah, and asked, 'Who are you?' They answered, 'We are Ahaziah's relatives, and we're traveling to visit the king's children and the queen's children.'
This verse shows Jehu meeting Ahaziah's family members who were unaware they were walking into danger during his violent purge of Ahab's dynasty.
📚 Historical Context
This encounter occurred during Jehu's brutal campaign to eliminate the house of Ahab around 841 BC. Ahaziah's relatives were traveling from Judah, likely unaware that both Ahaziah and the northern kingdom's royal family had been killed. They were making what they thought was a routine family visit to pay respects to the royal children.
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