the brethren of Ahaziah And so part of Ahab's kinsfolk, of whom Jehu was commissioned to leave none remaining.

the children of the king i.e. Of Joram. They manifestly knew nothing of what had happened in the last few days in Jezreel.

the children of the queen The original is the word employed elsewhere for the -queen-mother". Cf. 1 Kings 15:13. So here the word must have reference to Jezebel, whose influence in Israel was very great. The LXX. notes the word by rendering it ἡ δυναστεύουσα.

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