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2 Kings 9:32
32And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And two or three chamberlains looked out to him.
2 Kings 9:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he lifted up his face to the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he looked up at the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” So two or three eunuchs looked out at him.
Context of 2 Kings 9:32
30And Jehu came to Jizreel; and Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint to her eyes, and decked her head, and looked out at the window. 31And when Jehu came in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of his master? And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And two or three chamberlains looked out to him. 33And he said, Throw her down! And they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses; and he trampled on her. 34And he came in, and ate and drank; and he said, Go, look, I pray you, after this cursed [woman], and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.
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וַיִּשָּׂ֤א פָנָיו֙ אֶל־הַ֣חַלּ֔וֹן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י אִתִּ֖י מִ֑י וַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּ אֵלָ֔יו שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה סָרִיסִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Kings 9:32
- Exodus 32:26And Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, He that is for Jehovah, [let him come] to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered to him.
- 1 Chronicles 12:18And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, [and he said,] Thine [are we], David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.
- 2 Chronicles 11:12and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
- Psalms 118:6Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me?
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been Jehovah who was for us — oh let Israel say —
- Esther 1:10On the seventh day, when the king's heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus,
- Esther 2:15And 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, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained grace in the sight of all them that saw her.
- Acts 12:20And he was in bitter hostility with [the] Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king's chamberlain, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9:32
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-37Verses 30-37 Instead of hiding herself, as one afraid of Divine vengeance, Jezebel mocked at fear. See how a heart, hardened against God, will brave it out to the last. There is not a surer presage of ruin, than an unhumbled heart under humbling providences. Let those look at Jezebel's conduct and fate, who use arts to seduce others to commit wickedness, and to draw them aside from the ways of truth and righteousness. Jehu called for aid against Jezebel…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33Jehu showed his violent nature by trampling Jezebel's body under his horses' hooves. The Hebrew word translated eunuchs can mean emasculated males, but it can also mean important officials.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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