# But they were terrified

"Then they were very afraid"

# the two kings

"two kings, Joram and Ahaziah"

# could not stand before Jehu

Here "stand" means to be able to endure under trouble. Alternate translation: "could not endure against Jehu" or "could not resist Jehu"

# So how can we stand?

The descendants use the rhetorical question to imply that they cannot stand against Jehu. Alternate translation: "We cannot stand against him either!" or "We cannot resist him either!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])