is chariot, and got upon his horse, and
fled from Jehu to Megiddo; and though he was under cure, in a little
time he died of that wound, and was carried to Jerusalem, and buried
there, after he had reigned one year, and had proved a wicked man, and
worse than his father.

4. Now when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel adorned herself and
stood upon a tower, and said, he was a fine servant that had killed
his master! And when he looked up to her, he asked who she was, and
commanded her to come down to him. At last he ordered the eunuchs to
throw her down from the tower; and being thrown down, she be-sprinkled
the wall with her blood, and was trodden upon by the horses, and so
died. When this was done, Jehu came to the palace with his friends, and
took some refreshment after his journey, both with other things, and by
eating a meal. He also bid his servants to take up Jezebel and bury her,
because of the nobility of her blood, for she was descended from kings;
but those that were appointed to bury her found nothing else remaining
but the extreme parts of her body, for all the rest were eaten by dogs.
When Jehu heard this, he admired the prophecy of Elijah, for he foretold
that she should perish in this manner at Jezreel.

5. Now Ahab had seventy sons brought up in Samaria. So Jehu sent two
epistles, the one to them that brought up the children, the other to the
rulers of Samaria, which said, that they should set up the most valiant
of Ahab's sons for king, for that they had abundance of chariots, and
horses, and armor, and a great army, and fenced cities, and that by so
doing they might avenge the murder of Ahab. This he wrote to try the
intentions of those of Samaria. Now when the rulers, and those that
had brought up the children, had read the letter, they were afraid;
and considering that they were not at all able to oppose him, who had
already subdued two very great kings, they returned him this answer:
That they owned him for their lord, and would do whatsoever he bade
them. So he wrote back to them such a reply as enjoined them to obey
what he gave order for, and to cut off the heads of Ahab's sons, and
send them to him. Accordingly the rulers sent for those that brought
up the sons of Ahab, and commanded them to slay them, to cut off
their heads, and send them to Jehu. So they did whatsoever they were
commanded, without omitting any thing at all, and put them up in wicker
baskets, and sent them to Jezreel. And when