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Day 200 and 32
Ahab had 70 sons living in the city of Samaria, so g Hu wrote letters and
sent them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the city, and to
the guardians of King Ahab's sons.
He said The king's sons are with you and you have at your disposal chariots,
horses, a fortified city, and weapons.
As soon as you receive this letter, select the best qualified of your
master's sons to be your king and prepare to fight for Ahab's Dynasty.
But they were paralyzed with fear and said, we've seen that two kings
couldn't stand against this man.
What can we do?
So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and
the guardians of the king's sons, sent this message to G hu.
We are your servants and will do anything you tell us.
We will not make anyone king.
Do whatever you think is best.
Ge hu responded with a second letter.
If you are on my side and are going to obey me, bring the heads of your
Master's sons to me at Jezreel By this time tomorrow now, the 70 sons
of the King were being cared for by the leaders of Samaria where they
had been raised since childhood.
When the letter arrived, the leaders killed all 70 of the King's sons.
They placed their heads in baskets and presented them to g hu at Jezreel.
A messenger went to G hu and said they have brought the heads of the king's
sons, so G hu ordered pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate
and leave them there until morning.
In the morning.
He went out and spoke to the crowd that had gathered around them.
You are not to blame.
He told them, I am the one who conspired against my master and
killed him, but who killed all these?
You can be sure that the message of the Lord that was spoken concerning
Ahab's family will not fail.
The Lord declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen.
Then Ghe killed all who were left of Ahab's relatives living in Jezreel
and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests.
So Ahab was left without a single survivor.
Then G Hu set out for Samaria along the way.
While he was at Beth Eid of the Shepherds, he met some
relatives of King Eiah of Judah.
Who are you?
He asked them and they replied, we are relatives of King Ahah.
We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the Queen mother.
Take them alive.
Gee hu shouted to his men and they captured all 42 of them and killed
them at the well of Beth Eki.
None of them escaped when Gee Hu left there.
He met Johanna Daab son of rehab, who was coming to meet him after
they had greeted each other.
Gee Hu said to him, are you as loyal to me as I am to you?
Yes, I am.
Johanna Daab replied.
If you are ge Hu said, then give me your hand.
So Johanna Daab put out his hand and g hu helped him into the chariot.
Then GE Hu said, now come with me and see how devoted I am to the Lord.
So Johanna Daab wrote along with him when Gee Hu arrived in Samaria.
He killed everyone who was left there from Ahab's family, just as
the Lord had promised through Elijah.
Then g hu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them,
Ahab's, worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him.
Therefore, summon all the prophets and worshipers of Baal and
call together all his priests.
See to it that every one of them comes for.
I am going to offer a great sacrifice to bail.
Anyone who fails to come will be put to death.
But gee, Hugh's cunning plan was to destroy all the worshipers of Baal.
Then G hu ordered prepare a solemn assembly to worship Baal.
So they did.
He sent messengers throughout all Israel summoning those who
worshiped Baal, they all came, not a single one, remained behind.
And they filled the temple of Baal from one end to the other.
And g hu instructed the keeper of the wardrobe.
Be sure that every worshiper of Baal wears one of these robes,
so robes were given to them.
Then ge hu went into the temple of Baal with Jehan Dam, son of rehab.
Ge Hu said to the worshipers of Baal, make sure no one who worships the Lord
is here, only those who worship Baal.
So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.
Now, g hu had stationed 80 of his men outside the building.
And had warned them, if you let anyone escape, you will
pay for it with your own life.
As soon as G Hu had finished sacrificing the burnt offering, he
commanded his guards and officers go in and kill all of them.
Don't let a single one escape.
So they killed them all with their swords and the guards and officers
dragged their bodies outside.
Then G Hughes men went into the innermost fortress of the temple of Baal.
They dragged out the sacred pillar used in the worship of Baal and burned it.
They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a
public toilet as it remains to this day.
In this way, GE Hu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel.
He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jar
Boem son of Neba had caused Israel to sin.
Nonetheless, the Lord said to, gee Hu, you have done well in
following my instructions to destroy the family of Ahab.
Therefore, your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.
But Gee Hu did not obey the law of the Lord, the God of
Israel with all his heart.
He refused to turn from the sins that Jar Boem had led Israel to commit.
At about that time, the Lord began to cut down the size of Israel's territory.
King Hazel conquered several sections of the country, east of the Jordan
River, including all of Gilead Gad Rubin, and he conquered the area from
the town of Aurora by the Arnn Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Ian.
The rest of the events in GE Hughes Reign, everything he did and all his
achievements are recorded in the book of the history of the Kings of Israel.
When Gee Hu died, he was buried in Samaria.
Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king.
In all Gee Hu reigned over Israel from Samaria for 28 years.
This concludes today's immerse reading experience.
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