What is the story of Jezebel's blood splashing on the palace wall and Jehu's plan to get rid of Baal?

Joram, the son of Ahab, succeeded his eldest brother to the throne and made an alliance with Ahaziah, the son-in-law of Ahab, king of Judah (with the same name as Ahab's eldest son) to jointly attack Hazael, king of Syria. Joram was injured in the battle and is recuperating in Jezreel. Ahaziah came to see him.

At this time, God told Elisha to use Joram, king of Israel, to complete the work of establishing a new king. Elisha immediately sent his disciples to Ramothgilead and anointed Jehu king of the army. Ye Hu is a brave soldier. He has many characteristics: galloping on horseback, quick! Archery is like a god, it is difficult to chase the enemy accurately! This fast, accurate and ruthless soldier has no problem in shouldering the heavy responsibility of overthrowing the old dynasty.

Jehu was anointed queen and rode to Jezreel all night. When Joram heard of Jehu's visit, he hurried to meet the visiting king of Judah. When they met, Joram found Jehu's eyes fierce and ferocious. Knowing that something was going to happen, he hurried back and tried to escape by armored vehicle. But Jehu came prepared. He is quick-sighted and quick-handed, and he bows and shoots arrows. Joram was stabbed by a sharp arrow and died on the spot. Jehu's follow-up troops came and left Joram's body in Naboth's vineyard. The body was bitten by wild dogs by the roadside.

Ahaziah king of Judah saw this bloody scene and fled back to his own country in fear. Jehu's army pursued him until he fell to the west of Mana. Ahaziah was wounded by random arrows and ran to Megiddo, but he did not escape death in the end.

Hearing the news that Jehu had killed the king of Israel, Jezebel knew that she was not far from death. She silently returned to her bedroom, let the maid-in-waiting bathe and freshen up for her, put on a celebration costume, dressed as a queen, and sat in the queen's seat and waited. Jehu led the army into the palace, threw the wicked Jezebel out of the window into the street, and then ran over the queen by car. Soon, a group of wild dogs from Jezreel came and tore the queen's body to pieces. Several men who never forgot their old feelings came to the street at night, venturing to find the body and trying to bury Jezebel as a gift from the queen, but they could never find the queen's body again.

After killing the king and queen, Jehu wrote to Samaria, because Ahab had seventy sons in the capital. In his letter, Jehu informed the elders there and the people in charge of raising princes: "You have your master's son, horses and chariots, weapons, and a capital that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After receiving the letter, you can choose a wise and capable prince to inherit your father's throne; You can also follow him and fight with me for the new owner of your family. "

The elders and the people who raised the prince read this letter and were very afraid. They took counsel and said, "neither Joram of Israel nor Ahaziah of Judah can fight with him. How can we resist him? " He decided unanimously to surrender and said to Jehu, "We will never make a king again. You are our master, our king. All your instructions will be obeyed by the servants. "

Jehu wrote back to them and said, "If you are willing to follow me, come to see me tomorrow with the heads of the leaders."

When they got the answer, they killed all the princes, put their heads in baskets and rushed to Jezreel. Seeing that it was getting late, Jehu ordered the guards to divide their heads into two piles and put them at the gate of the city. The next morning, Jehu said to the bystanders, "You are all just. God once said to the prophet Elijah,' I will never offend King Ahab while he is alive, but when his son becomes king, I will bring disaster to his whole family'. Now, I betrayed my master and killed them. This proves that the prophet Elijah was entrusted by God and everything he said was true. " What Jehu said and did made everyone respect and fear him, thus making an example for him.

Jehu killed all the people left by Ahab's family in Jezreel, including relatives, friends, servants and priests.

Jehu killed his eyes all the way, and anyone who was related to Ahab was killed whenever he met him. One day, when Jehu came to Samaria, he met a group of people walking on the road. Jehu asked, "Who are you? Where are you going? "

The other party didn't know whether he was Jehu or a rebel, so he replied, "We are Ahaziah's brothers, and now we are going to greet the sons of the king and the queen mother."

Hearing this, Jehu flew into a rage. Without asking questions, he loudly ordered: "Take them alive, don't let any of them go!" The entourage immediately arrested all 42 people and killed them on the spot. Poor Ahaziah's brothers, not knowing the truth, came to visit happily, but were puzzled by Jehu's sword.

After killing 42 innocent people for no reason, Jehu walked on and happened to meet Jonadab, son of Rechab, to meet him. He is very happy, because Jonadah is the head of the Rechab family and has high prestige among the people. Jehu wanted Jonada to help him establish his prestige, so he greeted him warmly and then tentatively asked, "Can you treat me as sincerely as I treat you?"

Jonadah replied, "Yes!"

Jehu said, "In that case, please get on the bus. Come with me and see how passionately I work for God. "

When he arrived in Samaria, he ordered the killing of all Ahab's family. Because the house of Ahab worships Baal, Jehu will kill them all. In order to completely eliminate Baal's influence, Jehu used a trick to destroy Baal's prophets, priests and believers. He gathered all the people together and said to them, "Ahab was not enthusiastic about serving Baal. Today, I will worship Baal enthusiastically and offer a big sacrifice to Baal. Therefore, I will invite all the prophets, priests and all the worshippers of Baal to attend, leaving no one behind. 」

When Jehu spoke to the people, he sent messengers throughout Israel to inform the prophets, priests and believers. On this day, all the people arrived, and the whole temple of Baal was crowded with people. Jehu ordered the dress manager to distribute the dresses to all the worshippers of Baal and let them put them on. These people happily put on their clothes and waited for the arrival of Jehu.

Before Jehu entered the temple, he arranged eighty soldiers outside the temple and said to them in a low voice, "Now, I will hand these men over to you. If one of them escapes, I will kill him. He and Jonadab went into the temple of Baal and said to the people gathered in the temple, "Only people who worship Baal can live here. Please take a closer look. Are there any servants of God among you? "

When these people answered no, Jehu and Jonadab approached the altar and offered peace offerings and burnt offerings. After the sacrificial ceremony, Jehu and Jonadah walked out of Baal Temple. At this time, Jehu issued an order to the officers and men: "Go in and kill everyone!"

The prophets, priests and believers of Baal were filled with joy when Jehu worshipped Baal. Suddenly, a group of murderous officers and men rushed in, and when they came to their senses, their heads fell to the ground. Then, throw bodies, burn idols, tear down temples and use Baal Temple as a toilet. Until now, that toilet still stands on the old site of Baal Temple.

Jehu lifted the danger of pagan rule over the kingdom of Israel in one fell swoop, wiped out the sinful Ahab family and ascended the throne of the king of Israel. After Jehu died, his son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king.

The rule of the king of Israel has been handed down from generation to generation. During this period, there were frequent wars, foreign invasions, looting, internal disputes and natural and man-made disasters. By the time the last king Josiah arrived, there was only a corner left in the west of Jordan. In order to survive, they had to pay tribute to the outside world. Later, Hosea heard that Assyrians were going to attack Kyoto, and quickly formed an alliance with Egypt. But before the arrival of reinforcements, Saman Israel had crossed the border, defeated the Israeli army and captured the king.

When the enemy besieged Samaria, they sent the king back to Nineveh, the capital, and imprisoned him. Samaritan persisted for more than three years with great courage and strength. Later, they were defeated by the Assyrian New Wang Sha Gong, and about 654.38 million Israelis were exiled to Assyria.

Since then, Samaria has become an immigrant land of Babylonians, Guta people and Yawa people, and the remnant population of 65,438+00 Israeli tribes has lived with them for a long time, forming a new race called "Samaritan", which originally belonged to Syria and later to Assyria, Macedonia and Yama. After the collapse of the Kingdom of Israel, it never formed an independent country.