Jehu Slaughters Ahab’s Decendants Seventy sons who were descendants of Ahab lived in Samaria, the capital of Israel. Jehu
planned to execute every relative who could possibly succeed Ahab. He wrote letters to the
officials of Jezreel inviting them to select a king from Ahab’s sons to fight against him in a
conte …
Jehu Kills Those Who Serve Baal In his twenty-eight-year reign, Jehu was unexcelled in his zeal to rid his people of Baal
worship. Baal worship had thrived for many years under Ahab and his successors. The
victory won through Elijah’s contest on Mount Carmel had been only temporary. As part of
Jehu’s s …
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Jehu Slaughters Ahab’s Decendants
Seventy sons who were descendants of Ahab lived in Samaria, the capital of Israel. Jehu planned to execute every relative who could possibly succeed Ahab. He wrote letters to the officials of Jezreel inviting them to select a king from Ahab’s sons to fight against him in a conte …
Jehu Kills Those Who Serve Baal
In his twenty-eight-year reign, Jehu was unexcelled in his zeal to rid his people of Baal worship. Baal worship had thrived for many years under Ahab and his successors. The victory won through Elijah’s contest on Mount Carmel had been only temporary. As part of Jehu’s s …