2 Kings 10:11

and his kinsfolks R.V. familiar friends. The word indicates those who were well known to him, [LXX. γνωστοὺς] and contains no notion of kinship. It is rendered, by A.V. -familiar friends" in Job 19:14, and -acquaintance" in Psalms 31:11 and in several other places. The final sin kinsfolksmakes the form unusual in English.

and his priests On this word, which is most frequently rendered -priests", see note on 1 Kings 4:2, where it is pointed out that -chief ruler" or -principal officer" appears sometimes to be its meaning. That sense appears more appropriate here, where the family and the acquaintances of Ahab's family are spoken of. The priests of Ahab, who would be the Baal-priests, would be included in the wholesale destruction of the Baal-worship described later on in this chapter.