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# wrote a letter the second time to them
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Joram had written one letter. This was the next. Alternate translation: "again wrote a letter to them" or "wrote another letter to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# on my side
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To "be on someone's side" means to be loyal to them and supportive of them. Alternate translation: "loyal to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# listen
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to hear and obey
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# to my voice
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Here Jehu's "voice" refer to what he says. Alternate translation: "to what I say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# you must take the heads ... and come to me
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It is implied that they are to bring the heads of the Ahab's descendant and present them to Jehu. Alternate translation: "you must take the heads ... and bring them to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# you must take the heads of the men of your master's descendants
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This refers to killing them and removing their heads. Alternate translation: "kill your master's descendants and cut off their heads" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# seventy in number
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"70 in number" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# who were bringing them up
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This means that they were supervising them and teaching them. Alternate translation: "who were raising them" or "who were supervising them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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