Jehu, as he was at supper
with his friends, was informed that the heads of Ahab's' sons were
brought, he ordered them to make two heaps of them, one before each of
the gates; and in the morning he went out to take a view of them, and
when he saw them, he began to say to the people that were present, that
he did himself make an expedition against his master [Joram], and slew
him, but that it was not he that slew all these; and he desired them
to take notice, that as to Ahab's family, all things had come to pass
according to God's prophecy, and his house was perished, according as
Elijah had foretold. And when he had further destroyed all the kindred
of Ahab that were found in Jezreel, he went to Samaria; and as he was
upon the road, he met the relations of Ahaziah king of Jerusalem, and
asked them whither they were going? they replied, that they came to
salute Joram, and their own king Ahaziah, for they knew not that he had
slain them both. So Jehu gave orders that they should catch these, and
kill them, being in number forty-two persons.

6. After these, there met him a good and a righteous man, whose name
was Jehonadab, and who had been his friend of old. He saluted Jehu, and
began to commend him, because he had done every thing according to the
will of God, in extirpating the house of Ahab. So Jehu desired him to
come up into his chariot, and make his entry with him into Samaria; and
told him that he would not spare one wicked man, but would punish
the false prophets, and false priests, and those that deceived the
multitude, and persuaded them to leave the worship of God Almighty,
and to worship foreign gods; and that it was a most excellent and most
pleasing sight to a good and a righteous man to see the wicked punished.
So Jehonadab was persuaded by these arguments, and came up into Jehu's
chariot, and came to Samaria. And Jehu sought out for all Ahab's
kindred, and slew them. And being desirous that none of the false
prophets, nor the priests of Ahab's god, might escape punishment, he
caught them deceitfully by this wile; for he gathered all the people
together, and said that he would worship twice as many gods as Ahab
worshipped, and desired that his priests, and prophets, and servants
might be present, because he would offer costly and great sacrifices to
Ahab's god; and that if any of his priests were wanting, they should
be punished with death. Now Ahab's god was called Baal; and when he
had appointed a day on