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There came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king`s sons. He said, Lay you them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.
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A Gruesome Public Statement
Commentators agree that Jehu's order to pile the heads at the city gate was a calculated act of political terror. The gate was the center of public life, where courts were held and business was conducted, ensuring everyone would see the display. This was meant to intimidate any remaining supporters of Ahab's dynasty and solidify Jehu's control.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The two heaps were probably placed one on either side of the gateway to strike terror into the partisans of the late dynasty as they passed …
19th Century
Anglican
There came a messenger.—Literally, and the messenger came in. Josephus says Jehu was giving a banquet.
Hea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, they have brought the heads of the king's sons
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