NET

1 Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said,

Darby

Jehu Eliminates Ahab's Family

1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters^D2264, and sent to Samaria, to the princes of Jizreel, to the elders, and to Ahab's guardians^D2265, saying,

Darby Bible Notes

letters - Or 'a letter,' as vers 2,6,7, but here it is the plural. guardians - Or 'nursing-fathers.' see vers. 5 and 6 and Num. 11.12, &c.

KJV

Jehu Eliminates Ahab's Family

1 And 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^K2065Ahab's [children], saying,

KJV Bible Notes

them that brought up: Heb. nourishers.