Catholic Public Domain Version
"But they were vehemently afraid, and they said: “Behold, two kings were not able to stand before him. So how will we be able to withstand him?” "
— 2 Kings 10:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?”
“But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? ”
“But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, "Behold, the two kings didn't stand before him! How then shall we stand?"”
“They were absolutely terrified and said,“Look, two kings could not stop him! How can we?””
“But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist?”
“But they were full of fear, and said, The two kings have gone down before him: how may we keep our place?”
“But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?”
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And so Jehu wrote letters, and he sent to Samaria, to the nobles of the city, and to those greater by birth, and to those who had raised Ahab’s sons, saying:
“Immediately when you receive these letters, you who have your lord’s sons, and chariots, and horses, and reinforced cities, and weapons,
choose him who is better and who pleases you from among the sons of your lord, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of your lord.”
But they were vehemently afraid, and they said: “Behold, two kings were not able to stand before him. So how will we be able to withstand him?”
Therefore, those who were in charge of the house, and the prefects of the city, and those greater by birth, and those who raised the sons, sent to Jehu, saying: “We are your servants. Whatever you will order, we will do. But we will not appoint a king for ourselves. Do whatever pleases you.”
Then he again wrote letters to them a second time, saying: “If you are mine, and if you obey me, take the heads of the sons of your lord, and come to me at Jezreel at this same hour tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, being seventy men, were being raised with the nobles of the city.
And when the letters had arrived to them, they took the sons of the king, and they killed the seventy men. And they placed their heads in baskets, and they sent these to him at Jezreel.