7. So when the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and slaughtered all seventy of them. They placed their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
8. A messenger came and told Jehu, "They have brought the heads of the king’s sons."He responded, "Pile them in two stacks at the entrance of the gate where they will stay until morning."
9. In the morning he went out and stood there to address all the people. "You are innocent. I’m the one who plotted against my master and killed him, but who killed all these people?
10. Know this: Nothing that the Lord has said against Ahab’s dynasty will fail to come true. The Lord has done what he said he would do, speaking through his servant Elijah."
11. Then Jehu struck down all those belonging to Ahab’s family who were left in Jezreel, so that not one of his leaders, close acquaintances, or priests remained.