ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Kgs 10:1
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2 Kgs 10:1

10:1 seventy sons. This figure probably included grandsons. How many wives (1 Kin. 20:5) Ahab had is not known.

elders. See note 1 Kin. 8:1.

guardians of the sons. These guardians were responsible for bringing up and educating children in the royal household. The king was dead and Jehu addressed various lesser figures.