2 Kings 9:32

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

30When Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She put on eye shadow, fixed her hair, and looked out of a second-story window. 31When Jehu entered the gateway, she asked, “Is everything alright, Zimri, murderer of your master?” Looking up at the window, he asked, “Is anyone on my side? Anyone?” Then two or three eunuchs looked out at him. 33He said, “Throw her down.” They threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and the horses. The horses trampled her. 34He went inside, ate, and drank. Then he said, “Take care of this woman who had a curse on her. After all, she was a king’s daughter.”

2 Kings 9:32 word by word

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א פָנָיו֙ אֶל־הַ֣חַלּ֔וֹן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י אִתִּ֖י מִ֑י וַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּ אֵלָ֔יו שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה סָרִיסִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
• to the windowחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• on my side? who? And there looked outשָׁקַףshâqaph · to lookH8259
• to him twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• eunuchsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631

Cross-references for 2 Kings 9:32

• Exodus 32:26he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “If you’re on the Lord’s side, come over here to me!” Then all the Levites gathered around him.
• 1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit gave Amasai, the leader of the thirty, the strength ⌞to say⌟, “We are yours, David. We are with you, son of Jesse. Success, success to you! Success to those who help you, because your God is helping you.” So David welcomed them and made them officers over his troops.
• 2 Chronicles 11:12In each city he stored shields and spears. He made the cities very secure. So Rehoboam held on to Judah and Benjamin.
• Psalms 118:6The Lord is on my side. I am not afraid. What can mortals do to me?
• Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side …” (Israel should repeat this.)
• Esther 1:10On the seventh day when the king was drunk on wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served under King Xerxes,
• Esther 2:15(Esther was the daughter of Abihail, Mordecai’s uncle. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.) When Esther’s turn came to go to the king, she asked only for what the king’s eunuch Hegai, the guardian of the women, advised. Everyone who saw Esther liked her.
• Acts 12:20Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They were going to meet with Herod. They had agreed on what they wanted to do: They enlisted the help of Blastus to ask Herod for terms of peace. This was because their cities depended on Herod for their food supply. (Blastus was in charge of the king’s living quarters.)

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

Topics related to 2 Kings 9:32

• Decision
• Elijah
• Homicide
• Jehu
• Jezebel
• Jezreel
• Naboth
• Usurpation
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Eunuch
• Jehoram
• Jezebel
• Jezreel
• Perish
• Sink
• Tire
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Elijah
• Elisha

Commentaries on 2 Kings 9

• 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