2 Kings 10:2

Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killed

1Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:2“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,3select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

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Berean Standard Bible
“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,
American Standard Version (1901)
And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;
Bible in Basic English
Straight away, when you get this letter, seeing that your master's sons are with you, and that you have carriages and horses and a walled town and arms;
Douay-Rheims 1899
As soon as you receive these letters, ye that have your master’s sons, and chariots, and horses, and fenced cities, and armour,
Free Bible Version
“Since your master's sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons, when you receive this letter,
Geneva Bible 1599
Nowe when this letter commeth to you, (for ye haue with you your masters sonnes, yee haue with you both charets and horses, and a defenced citie, and armour)
King James (Authorized) Version
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;
Translation for Translators
This is what he wrote: “You are the ones who are taking care of the king’s descendants. You have chariots and horses and weapons, and you live in cities that have walls around them. So as soon as you receive this letter,
Unlocked Literal Bible
“Your master's descendants are with you, and you also have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor. So then, as soon as this letter comes to you,
Noah Webster Bible
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor;
World English Bible
“Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor,
Young's Literal Translation
'And now, at the coming in of this letter unto you, and with you [are] sons of your lord, and with you [are] the chariots and the horses, and a fenced city, and the armour,