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And Jehud , and Bene–berak, and Gath –rimmon,

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor , and Heber the father of Soco , and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah . And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch , saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

These were the descendants of Ehud . They were leaders of their families in Geba . They were forced to leave their homes and move to Manahath . Ehud ’s descendants were Naaman , Ahijah, and Gera . Gera forced them to leave their homes. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud , prince of the children of Ephraim , offered:

Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah , and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah ; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud .

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah , and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah , that ministered to Ahaziah , he slew them.

Jude , the servant of Jesus Christ , and brother of James , to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

And Naaman , and Ahiah , and Gera , he removed them, and begat Uzza , and Ahihud.

And Judith said afar off to the watchmen at the gates, Open, open now the gate: God is with us, even our God, to show his power yet in Israel , and his might against the enemy, as he has done even this day.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat , first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel .

And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

of the sons of Joab, Obadiah . Abadias son of Jehiel. Jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men:

and they had ashes on their mitres: and they cried to the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel for good.

and I will come and show it also to you; and you shall go forth with all your host, and there shall be none of them that shall resist you.