And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.

And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and put them to death, all the seventy, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.

Και καθως εφθασεν η επιστολη προς αυτους, λαβοντες τους υιους του βασιλεως, εσφαξαν εβδομηκοντα ανθρωπους και εβαλον τας κεφαλας αυτων εις καλαθια και εστειλαν προς αυτον εις Ιεζραελ.

And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.