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2 Kings 9:7

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You must destroy the family of Ahab, your master, so that I can get justice for the murder of my servants the prophets, and for the killing of all the LORD's servants by Jezebel.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is commanding Jehu to destroy King Ahab's family as punishment for Jezebel's persecution and murder of God's prophets.

📚 Historical Context

This command was given to Jehu, a military commander, through a prophet around 841 BC. Queen Jezebel had systematically killed God's prophets and promoted Baal worship throughout Israel during her husband Ahab's reign. God had previously warned through Elijah that Ahab's dynasty would be destroyed because of their wickedness.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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