¹Raja Ahab mempunyai tujuh puluh anak cucu di kota Samaria. Sebab itu Yehu mengirim surat ke Samaria, kepada para wali anak cucu Ahab dan kepada penguasa-penguasa serta pemuka-pemuka masyarakat di kota itu. Bunyi surat itu begini,

¹Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying,

²"Anak cucu Ahab ada dalam pengawasan kalian, dan kalian mempunyai kereta perang, kuda, senjata dan kota berbenteng. Sebab itu, segera setelah kalian menerima surat ini,

²And 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;

³pilihlah yang terbaik dari antara anak cucu Ahab itu dan angkatlah dia menjadi raja, lalu berjuanglah membela dia."

³look 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.

⁴Penguasa-penguasa Samaria menjadi takut. Mereka berkata, "Raja Yoram dan Raja Ahazia pun tidak bisa melawan Yehu, apalagi kita!"

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

⁵Karena itu kepala istana dan walikota bersama pemuka-pemuka masyarakat dan para wali anak cucu Ahab itu mengirim berita ini kepada Yehu, "Kami takluk kepada Tuan dan bersedia melakukan apa saja yang Tuan perintahkan kepada kami. Kami tidak akan mengangkat siapa pun menjadi raja. Lakukanlah apa yang baik menurut pandangan Tuan."

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

⁶Lalu Yehu mengirim lagi surat kepada mereka, bunyinya, "Kalau kalian ada di pihakku, serta bersedia menuruti perintah-perintahku, bunuhlah anak cucu Ahab itu, dan besok pada waktu seperti ini bawalah kepala-kepala mereka kepadaku di Yizreel." Ketujuh puluh anak cucu Raja Ahab itu tinggal pada pemuka-pemuka masyarakat di kota Samaria, dan diasuh oleh mereka.

⁶Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

⁷Setelah menerima surat Yehu, pemuka-pemuka masyarakat kota Samaria itu membunuh ketujuh puluh anak cucu Ahab itu lalu kepala-kepala mereka dimasukkan ke dalam keranjang dan dikirim kepada Yehu di Yizreel.

⁷And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.

⁸Setelah hal itu diberitahukan kepada Yehu, ia memerintahkan supaya kepala-kepala itu disusun menjadi dua tumpukan pada gerbang kota, dan dibiarkan di situ sampai pagi.

⁸And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.

⁹Pagi-pagi keluarlah Yehu ke pintu gerbang, lalu berkata kepada orang-orang yang berkumpul di situ, "Sayalah yang bersekongkol melawan Raja Yoram dan membunuh dia; kalian tidak bersalah dalam hal itu. Tetapi semua orang ini bukan saya yang membunuh.

⁹And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who smote all these?

¹⁰Inilah buktinya bahwa segala yang dikatakan TUHAN tentang anak cucu Ahab akan terjadi. TUHAN sudah melaksanakan apa yang diucapkan-Nya melalui Elia hamba-Nya."

¹⁰Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spake concerning the house of Ahab: for Jehovah hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

¹¹Kemudian Yehu membunuh semua sanak saudara Ahab yang lain yang tinggal di Yizreel, dan semua pegawai, teman-teman karib, dan imam-imamnya; tidak seorang pun dibiarkan hidup.

¹¹So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

¹²Yehu meninggalkan Yizreel lalu pergi ke Samaria. Di tengah jalan, di tempat yang disebut "Perkampungan Gembala",

¹²And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,

¹³ia berjumpa dengan beberapa sanak saudara Ahazia raja Yehuda. Ia bertanya, "Kalian siapa?" "Kami sanak saudara Ahazia," jawab mereka. "Kami hendak ke Yizreel untuk mengunjungi seluruh keluarga raja dan anak cucu Ratu Izebel."

¹³Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah: and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

¹⁴"Tangkap mereka hidup-hidup!" perintah Yehu kepada anak buahnya. Maka orang-orang itu ditangkap, lalu dibunuh di dekat sebuah sumur yang kering, semuanya empat puluh dua orang. Tidak seorang pun dibiarkan hidup.

¹⁴And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

¹⁵Yehu meneruskan perjalanannya. Di tengah jalan, ia disambut oleh Yonadab anak Rekhab. Yehu memberi salam kepadanya dan berkata, "Bukankah kita sehati? Maukah engkau menyokong saya?" "Ya," jawab Yonadab. "Kalau begitu, mari kita berjabat tangan," balas Yehu. Mereka berjabatan tangan, dan Yehu menolong Yonadab naik ke dalam keretanya,

¹⁵And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

¹⁶sambil berkata, "Mari ikut dan saksikan sendiri bagaimana giatnya saya untuk TUHAN." Lalu mereka bersama-sama naik kereta ke Samaria.

¹⁶And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

¹⁷Setibanya di sana Yehu membunuh semua sanak saudara Ahab, tidak seorang pun yang tertinggal. Hal itu terjadi sesuai dengan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Elia.

¹⁷And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake to Elijah.

¹⁸Yehu menyuruh penduduk Samaria berkumpul lalu ia berkata, "Raja Ahab kurang giat mengabdi kepada Baal; aku akan lebih giat dari dia.

¹⁸And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

¹⁹Sebab itu kumpulkanlah semua nabi Baal dan penyembahnya serta imam-imamnya; seorang pun jangan terkecuali. Aku akan mempersembahkan kurban yang besar untuk Baal. Siapa tidak hadir akan dihukum mati." Tetapi itu hanya suatu siasat dari Yehu untuk membunuh semua penyembah Baal.

¹⁹Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

²⁰Yehu memberi perintah ini: "Tentukanlah satu hari khusus untuk menyembah Baal!" Maka orang menentukan hari itu

²⁰And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

²¹dan Yehu mengumumkannya di seluruh Israel. Pada hari itu datanglah semua penyembah Baal, tidak seorang pun yang ketinggalan. Mereka masuk ke kuil Baal dan memenuhi gedung itu dari depan sampai ke belakang.

²¹And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

²²Yehu memerintahkan supaya pengurus pakaian-pakaian ibadat di kuil itu memberikan pakaian-pakaian itu kepada orang-orang yang datang untuk beribadat kepada Baal. Sesudah perintah itu dilaksanakan,

²²And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

²³Yehu memasuki kuil Baal itu bersama Yonadab anak Rekhab, dan berkata kepada orang-orang di sana, "Periksalah dengan teliti apakah semua yang hadir ini hanya penyembah Baal. Jangan sampai ada di sini orang yang menyembah TUHAN."

²³And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the worshippers of Baal only.

²⁴Lalu Yehu dan Yonadab mempersembahkan kurban kepada Baal. Di luar gedung, Yehu sudah menempatkan 80 pengawal dan perwira. Ia juga telah memberikan perintah ini kepada mereka, "Kalian harus membunuh semua orang itu. Siapa membiarkan satu dari mereka melarikan diri, akan dibunuh!"

²⁴And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life shall be for the life of him.

²⁵Segera setelah Yehu mempersembahkan kurban, ia keluar dan berkata kepada para pengawal dan perwira-perwira itu, "Masuklah dan bunuh mereka semua. Jangan biarkan seorang pun lolos!" Maka masuklah mereka dengan pedang terhunus, dan membunuh semua orang di situ, lalu menyeret mayat-mayat itu ke luar. Kemudian mereka masuk ke bagian dalam kuil,

²⁵And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

²⁶dan mengeluarkan patung Baal lalu membakarnya.

²⁶And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.

²⁷Patung itu dimusnahkan bersama gedungnya lalu tempat itu dijadikan tempat buang air sampai pada hari ini.

²⁷And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day.

²⁸Demikianlah Yehu menyapu bersih penyembahan Baal di Israel.

²⁸Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

²⁹Sebab itu TUHAN berkata begini kepada Yehu, "Segala yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu untuk dilakukan terhadap keturunan Ahab telah kaulaksanakan. Karena itu Aku berjanji bahwa anak cucumu sampai keturunan keempat akan menjadi raja atas Israel." Tetapi Yehu tidak dengan sepenuh hati mentaati hukum TUHAN, Allah Israel. Ia menuruti perbuatan Yerobeam yang membuat orang Israel berdosa dengan menyembah lembu emas yang didirikannya di Betel dan di Dan.

²⁹Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.

³⁰(10:29)

³⁰And Jehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

³¹(10:29)

³¹But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

³²Pada waktu itu TUHAN mulai memperkecil daerah Israel. Hazael raja Siria merebut seluruh daerah Israel

³²In those days Jehovah began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel;

³³di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan sampai ke selatan sejauh kota Aroer dekat Sungai Arnon, termasuk daerah Gilead dan Basan, tempat tinggal suku Gad, Ruben dan Manasye timur.

³³from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

³⁴Kisah lainnya mengenai Yehu, termasuk jasa-jasa kepahlawanannya, dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.

³⁴Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

³⁵Yehu memerintah sebagai raja Israel 28 tahun lamanya. Ia meninggal dan dikuburkan di Samaria. Lalu Yoahas anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.

³⁵And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

³⁶(10:35)

³⁶And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.