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2 Kings 9:30-37

When Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out at the window. As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?”

He lifted up his face to the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.

He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses. Then he trampled her under foot.

When he had come in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.”

They went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands. Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, “This is Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel on the plot of Jezreel,

and the body of Jezebel will be as dung on the face of the field on Jezreel’s land, so that they won’t say, “This is Jezebel.” ’ ”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    When Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out at the window.

    As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?”

    He lifted up his face to the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.

    He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses. Then he trampled her under foot.

    When he had come in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.”

    They went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands.

    Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, “This is Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel on the plot of Jezreel,

    and the body of Jezebel will be as dung on the face of the field on Jezreel’s land, so that they won’t say, “This is Jezebel.” ’ ”

  • KJV King James Version

    And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

    And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

    And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

    And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

    And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.

    And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

    Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

    And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.

    And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said: 'Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?'

    And he lifted up his face to the window, and said: 'Who is on my side? who?' And there looked out to him two or three officers.

    And he said: 'Throw her down.' So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses; and she was trodden under foot.

    And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said: 'Look now after this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.'

    And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

    Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said: 'This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying: In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;

    and the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say: This is Jezebel.'

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Cross-references (54)

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  • 1 Kings 21:23 (v36) Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
  • Ezekiel 23:40 (v30) “Furthermore you sisters have sent for men who come from far away, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you washed…
  • 1 Kings 16:31 (v34) As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal…
  • Jeremiah 8:2 (v37) They will spread them before the sun, the moon, and all the army of the sky, which they have loved, which they have served, after which…
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  • Psalms 83:10 (v37) who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
  • Jeremiah 16:4 (v37) “They will die grievous deaths. They will not be lamented, neither will they be buried. They will be as dung on the surface of the ground.…
  • Ezekiel 24:17 (v30) Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Don’t cover your lips,…
  • 1 Kings 19:1-2 (v30) Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah,…
  • Isaiah 3:18-24 (v30) In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, the headbands, the crescent necklaces, the earrings, the bracelets, the…
  • Micah 7:10 (v33) Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, where is Yahweh your God? Then my enemy will see me and will cover her…
  • 1 Timothy 2:9-10 (v30) In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not just with braided hair, gold, pearls,…
  • 1 Peter 3:3 (v30) Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;
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  • Isaiah 14:18-20 (vv35, 37) All the kings of the nations, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house. But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch,…
  • Jeremiah 22:19 (vv35, 37) He will be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
  • Exodus 32:26 (v32) then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on Yahweh’s side, come to me!” All the sons of Levi gathered themselves…
  • Leviticus 8:36 (v36) Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh commanded by Moses.
  • 1 Kings 18:41 (v34) Elijah said to Ahab, “Get up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.”
  • 1 Kings 21:11 (v33) The men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had instructed them in the letters which she had…
  • 2 Kings 7:20 (v33) It happened like that to him; for the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died.
  • 2 Kings 9:26 (v33) ‘Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons,’ says Yahweh; ‘and I will repay you in this plot of ground,’…
  • 1 Chronicles 12:18 (v32) Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace,…
  • 2 Chronicles 11:12 (v32) He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
  • Esther 1:10 (v32) On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and…
  • Esther 2:15 (v32) Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king,…
  • Esther 2:21 (v32) In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were…
  • Esther 3:15 (v34) The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down…
  • Job 31:3 (v35) Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
  • Psalms 118:6 (v32) Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  • Psalms 124:1-2 (v32) If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say, if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against…
  • Proverbs 10:7 (v34) The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
  • Isaiah 25:10 (v33) For Yahweh’s hand will rest in this mountain. Moab will be trodden down in his place, even like straw is trodden down in the water of the…
  • Isaiah 65:15 (v34) You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen; and the Lord Yahweh will kill you. He will call his servants by another name,
  • Jeremiah 9:22 (v37) Speak, “Yahweh says, “ ‘The dead bodies of men will fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester. No one will…
  • Jeremiah 25:33 (v37) The slain of Yahweh will be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They won’t be lamented. They won’t be…
  • Jeremiah 36:20 (v37) They went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the scroll in the room of Elishama the scribe. Then they told all the words…
  • Jeremiah 36:30 (v35) Therefore Yahweh says concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: “He will have no one to sit on David’s throne. His dead body will be cast out in…
  • Lamentations 1:15 (v33) “The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men within me. He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men. The Lord has…
  • Ezekiel 32:23-30 (v37) whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who…
  • Malachi 4:3 (v33) You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says Yahweh of Armies.
  • Matthew 5:13 (v33) “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be…
  • Matthew 25:41 (v34) Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his…
  • Acts 12:20 (v32) Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal…
  • Acts 12:23 (v35) Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
  • Hebrews 10:29 (v33) How much worse punishment do you think he will be judged worthy of who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of…
  • 2 Samuel 12:25 (v36) and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
  • 2 Kings 14:25 (v36) He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which…
  • Amos 6:4 (v34) Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37 Being of an harsh and cruel nature she would…

Being of an harsh and cruel nature she would still retain her princely state and dignity.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv30–37 2Ki 9:30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel,…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37 Either hoping that by her majestic dress and carriage…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v30 The greatest delinquent in the house of Ahab was…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv30–33 And when he was come in,.... To the palace:
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv31, 34 Had Zimri - Remember thy brother traitor Zimri had…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37 Verse 30. She painted her face, and tired her…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv30, 31, 32, 34, 36 2Ki 9:30. Jezebel heard of it, &c. — She…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv30, 34 Painted her face - literally, “put her eyes in…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37 Stone, or antimony, to make the eyes look black…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv30, 35, 36 Jezebel painted her face--literally, "her eyes," according to a…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 THE FATE OF JEZEBEL, 2Ki_9:30-37.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv30–36 30–37. The fate of Jezebel (Not in Chronicles)
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv30–37 (30) And when Jehu was come.—Rather, And Jehu came—i.e.,…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv30–37 Vers. 30-37. Death of Jezebel.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv31, 37 Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv30, 33, 35 painted her eyes, arranged her hair
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv30, 31, 32, 34 9:30 The narrator returns to events at Jezreel. Defiant…
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