2 Kings 10

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 Ahab had seventy descendants in Samaria. Jehu prepared letters and sent them to the city rulers, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab's descendants in Samaria.	1 και τω αχααβ εβδομηκοντα υιοι εν σαμαρεια και εγραψεν ιου βιβλιον και απεστειλεν εν σαμαρεια προς τους αρχοντας σαμαρειας και προς τους πρεσβυτερους και προς τους τιθηνους υιων αχααβ λεγων
2 "Since your master's sons are with you," he wrote, "and you have the chariots, the horses, a fortified city, and the weapons, when this letter reaches you	2 και νυν ως εαν ελθη το βιβλιον τουτο προς υμας μεθ' υμων οι υιοι του κυριου υμων και μεθ' υμων το αρμα και οι ιπποι και πολεις οχυραι και τα οπλα
3 decide which is the best and the fittest of your master's offspring, place him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house."	3 και οψεσθε τον αγαθον και τον ευθη εν τοις υιοις του κυριου υμων και καταστησετε αυτον επι τον θρονον του πατρος αυτου και πολεμειτε υπερ του οικου του κυριου υμων
4 They were overcome with fright and said, "If two kings could not withstand him, how can we?"	4 και εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα και ειπον ιδου οι δυο βασιλεις ουκ εστησαν κατα προσωπον αυτου και πως στησομεθα ημεις
5 So the vizier and the ruler of the city, along with the elders and the guardians, sent this message to Jehu: "We are your servants, and we will do everything you tell us. We will proclaim no one king; do whatever you think best."	5 και απεστειλαν οι επι του οικου και οι επι της πολεως και οι πρεσβυτεροι και οι τιθηνοι προς ιου λεγοντες παιδες σου ημεις και οσα εαν ειπης προς ημας ποιησομεν ου βασιλευσομεν ανδρα το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις σου ποιησομεν
6 So Jehu wrote them a second letter: "If you are on my side and will obey me, count the heads of your master's sons and come to me in Jezreel at this time tomorrow." (The seventy princes were in the care of prominent men of the city, who were rearing them.)	6 και εγραψεν προς αυτους βιβλιον δευτερον λεγων ει εμοι υμεις και της φωνης μου υμεις εισακουετε λαβετε την κεφαλην ανδρων των υιων του κυριου υμων και ενεγκατε προς με ως η ωρα αυριον εις ιεζραελ και οι υιοι του βασιλεως ησαν εβδομηκοντα ανδρες ουτοι αδροι της πολεως εξετρεφον αυτους
7 When the letter arrived, they took the princes and slew all seventy of them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.	7 και εγενετο ως ηλθεν το βιβλιον προς αυτους και ελαβον τους υιους του βασιλεως και εσφαξαν αυτους εβδομηκοντα ανδρας και εθηκαν τας κεφαλας αυτων εν καρταλλοις και απεστειλαν αυτας προς αυτον εις ιεζραελ
8 "They have brought the heads of the princes," a messenger came in and told him. "Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city until morning," he ordered.	8 και ηλθεν ο αγγελος και απηγγειλεν λεγων ηνεγκαν τας κεφαλας των υιων του βασιλεως και ειπεν θετε αυτας βουνους δυο παρα την θυραν της πυλης εις πρωι
9 Going out in the morning, he stopped and said to all the people: "You are not responsible, and although I conspired against my lord and slew him, yet who killed all these?	9 και εγενετο πρωι και εξηλθεν και εστη εν τω πυλωνι της πολεως και ειπεν προς παντα τον λαον δικαιοι υμεις ιδου εγω ειμι συνεστραφην επι τον κυριον μου και απεκτεινα αυτον και τις επαταξεν παντας τουτους
10 Know that not a single word which the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab shall go unfulfilled. The LORD has accomplished all that he foretold through his servant Elijah."	10 ιδετε αφφω οτι ου πεσειται απο του ρηματος κυριου εις την γην ου ελαλησεν κυριος επι τον οικον αχααβ και κυριος εποιησεν οσα ελαλησεν εν χειρι δουλου αυτου ηλιου
11 Thereupon Jehu slew all who were left of the family of Ahab in Jezreel, as well as all his powerful supporters, intimates, and priests, leaving him no survivor.	11 και επαταξεν ιου παντας τους καταλειφθεντας εν τω οικω αχααβ εν ιεζραελ και παντας τους αδρους αυτου και τους γνωστους αυτου και τους ιερεις αυτου ωστε μη καταλιπειν αυτου καταλειμμα
12 Then he set out for Samaria, and at Beth-eked-haroim on the way,	12 και ανεστη και επορευθη εις σαμαρειαν αυτος εν βαιθακαδ των ποιμενων εν τη οδω
13 he came across kinsmen of Ahaziah, king of Judah. "Who are you?" he asked. "We are kinsmen of Ahaziah," they replied. "We are going down to visit the princes and the family of the queen mother."	13 και ιου ευρεν τους αδελφους οχοζιου βασιλεως ιουδα και ειπεν τινες υμεις και ειπον οι αδελφοι οχοζιου ημεις και κατεβημεν εις ειρηνην των υιων του βασιλεως και των υιων της δυναστευουσης
14 "Take them alive," Jehu ordered. They were taken alive, forty-two in number, then slain at the pit of Beth-eked. Not one of them was spared.	14 και ειπεν συλλαβετε αυτους ζωντας και συνελαβον αυτους ζωντας και εσφαξαν αυτους εις βαιθακαδ τεσσαρακοντα και δυο ανδρας ου κατελιπεν ανδρα εξ αυτων
15 When he had left there, Jehu met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, on the road. He greeted him and asked, "Are you sincerely disposed toward me, as I am toward you?" "Yes," replied Jehonadab. "If you are," continued Jehu, "give me your hand." Jehonadab gave him his hand, and Jehu drew him up into his chariot.	15 και επορευθη εκειθεν και ευρεν τον ιωναδαβ υιον ρηχαβ εν τη οδω εις απαντην αυτου και ευλογησεν αυτον και ειπεν προς αυτον ιου ει εστιν καρδια σου μετα καρδιας μου ευθεια καθως η καρδια μου μετα της καρδιας σου και ειπεν ιωναδαβ εστιν και ειπεν ιου και ει εστιν δος την χειρα σου και εδωκεν την χειρα αυτου και ανεβιβασεν αυτον προς αυτον επι το αρμα
16 "Come with me," he said, "and see my zeal for the LORD." And he took him along in his own chariot.	16 και ειπεν προς αυτον δευρο μετ' εμου και ιδε εν τω ζηλωσαι με τω κυριω σαβαωθ και επεκαθισεν αυτον εν τω αρματι αυτου
17 When he arrived in Samaria, Jehu slew all who remained there of Ahab's line, doing away with them completely and thus fulfilling the prophecy which the LORD had spoken to Elijah.	17 και εισηλθεν εις σαμαρειαν και επαταξεν παντας τους καταλειφθεντας του αχααβ εν σαμαρεια εως του αφανισαι αυτον κατα το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν προς ηλιου
18 Jehu gathered all the people together and said to them: "Ahab served Baal to some extent, but Jehu will serve him yet more.	18 και συνηθροισεν ιου παντα τον λαον και ειπεν προς αυτους αχααβ εδουλευσεν τω βααλ ολιγα και γε ιου δουλευσει αυτω πολλα
19 Now summon for me all Baal's prophets, all his worshipers, and all his priests. See that no one is absent, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is absent shall not live." This Jehu did as a ruse, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.	19 και νυν παντες οι προφηται του βααλ παντας τους δουλους αυτου και τους ιερεις αυτου καλεσατε προς με ανηρ μη επισκεπητω οτι θυσια μεγαλη μοι τω βααλ πας ος εαν επισκεπη ου ζησεται και ιου εποιησεν εν πτερνισμω ινα απολεση τους δουλους του βααλ
20 Jehu said further, "Proclaim a solemn assembly in honor of Baal." They did so,	20 και ειπεν ιου αγιασατε ιερειαν τω βααλ και εκηρυξαν
21 and Jehu sent word of it throughout the land of Israel. All the worshipers of Baal without exception came into the temple of Baal, which was filled to capacity.	21 και απεστειλεν ιου εν παντι ισραηλ λεγων και νυν παντες οι δουλοι του βααλ και παντες οι ιερεις αυτου και παντες οι προφηται αυτου μηδεις απολειπεσθω οτι θυσιαν μεγαλην ποιω ος αν απολειφθη ου ζησεται και ηλθον παντες οι δουλοι του βααλ και παντες οι ιερεις αυτου και παντες οι προφηται αυτου ου κατελειφθη ανηρ ος ου παρεγενετο και εισηλθον εις τον οικον του βααλ και επλησθη ο οικος του βααλ στομα εις στομα
22 Then Jehu said to the custodian of the wardrobe, "Bring out the garments for all the worshipers of Baal." When he had brought out the garments for them,	22 και ειπεν ιου τω επι του οικου μεσθααλ εξαγαγε ενδυματα πασι τοις δουλοις του βααλ και εξηνεγκεν αυτοις ο στολιστης
23 Jehu, with Jehonadab, son of Rechab, entered the temple of Baal and said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and be sure that there is no worshiper of the LORD here with you, but only worshipers of Baal."	23 και εισηλθεν ιου και ιωναδαβ υιος ρηχαβ εις οικον του βααλ και ειπεν τοις δουλοις του βααλ ερευνησατε και ιδετε ει εστιν μεθ' υμων των δουλων κυριου οτι αλλ' η οι δουλοι του βααλ μονωτατοι
24 Then they proceeded to offer sacrifices and holocausts. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside with this warning, "If one of you lets anyone escape of those whom I shall deliver into your hands, he shall pay life for life."	24 και εισηλθεν του ποιησαι τα θυματα και τα ολοκαυτωματα και ιου εταξεν εαυτω εξω ογδοηκοντα ανδρας και ειπεν ανηρ ος εαν διασωθη απο των ανδρων ων εγω αναγω επι χειρας υμων η ψυχη αυτου αντι της ψυχης αυτου
25 As soon as he finished offering the holocaust, Jehu said to the guards and officers, "Go in and slay them. Let no one escape." So the guards and officers put them to the sword and cast them out. Afterward they went into the inner shrine of the temple of Baal,	25 και εγενετο ως συνετελεσεν ποιων την ολοκαυτωσιν και ειπεν ιου τοις παρατρεχουσιν και τοις τρισταταις εισελθοντες παταξατε αυτους ανηρ μη εξελθατω εξ αυτων και επαταξαν αυτους εν στοματι ρομφαιας και ερριψαν οι παρατρεχοντες και οι τρισταται και επορευθησαν εως πολεως οικου του βααλ
26 took out the stele of Baal, and burned the shrine.	26 και εξηνεγκαν την στηλην του βααλ και ενεπρησαν αυτην
27 Then they smashed the stele of Baal, tore down the building, and turned it into a latrine, as it remains today.	27 και κατεσπασαν τας στηλας του βααλ και καθειλον τον οικον του βααλ και εταξαν αυτον εις λυτρωνας εως της ημερας ταυτης
28 Thus Jehu rooted out the worship of Baal from Israel.	28 και ηφανισεν ιου τον βααλ εξ ισραηλ
29 However, he did not desist from the sins which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit, as regards the golden calves at Bethel and at Dan.	29 πλην αμαρτιων ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ ος εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ ουκ απεστη ιου απο οπισθεν αυτων αι δαμαλεις αι χρυσαι εν βαιθηλ και εν δαν
30 The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well what I deem right, and have treated the house of Ahab as I desire, your sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel."	30 και ειπεν κυριος προς ιου ανθ' ων οσα ηγαθυνας ποιησαι το ευθες εν οφθαλμοις μου και παντα οσα εν τη καρδια μου εποιησας τω οικω αχααβ υιοι τεταρτοι καθησονται σοι επι θρονου ισραηλ
31 But Jehu was not careful to observe wholeheartedly the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, since he did not desist from the sins which Jeroboam caused Israel to commit.	31 και ιου ουκ εφυλαξεν πορευεσθαι εν νομω κυριου θεου ισραηλ εν ολη καρδια αυτου ουκ απεστη επανωθεν αμαρτιων ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ ος εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ
32 At that time the LORD began to dismember Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory	32 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ηρξατο κυριος συγκοπτειν εν τω ισραηλ και επαταξεν αυτους αζαηλ εν παντι οριω ισραηλ
33 east of the Jordan (all the land of Gilead, of the Gadites, Reubenites and Manassehites), from Aroer on the river Arnon up through Gilead and Bashan.	33 απο του ιορδανου κατ' ανατολας ηλιου πασαν την γην γαλααδ του γαδδι και του ρουβην και του μανασση απο αροηρ η εστιν επι του χειλους χειμαρρου αρνων και την γαλααδ και την βασαν
34 The rest of the acts of Jehu, his valor and all his accomplishments, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.	34 και τα λοιπα των λογων ιου και παντα οσα εποιησεν και πασα η δυναστεια αυτου και τας συναψεις ας συνηψεν ουχι ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ισραηλ
35 Jehu rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king.	35 και εκοιμηθη ιου μετα των πατερων αυτου και εθαψαν αυτον εν σαμαρεια και εβασιλευσεν ιωαχας υιος αυτου αντ' αυτου
36 The length of Jehu's reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.	36 και αι ημεραι ας εβασιλευσεν ιου επι ισραηλ εικοσι οκτω ετη εν σαμαρεια