12. And he arose and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,
13. Jehu met the kinsmen of Ahaziah king of Judah and said, Who are you? They answered, We are the kinsmen of Ahaziah, and we came down to visit the royal princes and the sons of [Jezebel] the queen mother.
14. He said, Take them alive. And they did so and slew them at the cistern of the shearing house, forty-two men; he left none of them.
15. When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He saluted him and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with yours? Jehonadab answered, It is. [Jehu said] If it is, give me your hand. He gave him his hand, and Jehu took him up into the chariot.
16. And he said, Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made [the Rechabite] ride in Jehu's chariot.
17. When Jehu came to Samaria, he slew all who remained of Ahab's family in Samaria, till he had destroyed them all, according to what the Lord said to Elijah.
18. Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.