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2 Kings 10:3

Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
2 Kings 10:3 · King James Version

In other versions

  • look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

    ASV

  • Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and put up a fight for your master's family.

    BBE

  • look out the best and worthiest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

    DBY

  • look you out the best and meet of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

    WEB

  • and ye have seen the best and the uprightest of the sons of your lord, and have set `him' on the throne of his father, and fight ye for the house of your lord.'

    YLT

  • Look even out the best and fittest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

    ENG

  • Look out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

    WBT

  • select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

    BSB

In context

1And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

2Now 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 armor;

3Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

5And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

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