1 And Aḥaḇ had seventy sons in Shomeron. And Yĕhu wrote letters and sent to Shomeron, to the rulers of Yizre‛ĕl, to the elders, and to the guardians of Aḥaḇ, saying,
2 And now, when this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, and a walled city, and weapons,
3 choose the best and most upright of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
4 And they were greatly afraid, and said, “Look, two sovereigns have not stood before him, how do we stand, we?”