God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 9:37
37Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the ground in the fields surrounding Jezreel so that no one will be able to say that this is Jezebel.’ ”
2 Kings 9:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Jezebel’s body will be like dung on the ground in the plot at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, ‘This is Jezebel.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jezebel.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as refuse on the surface of the field, in the plot at Jezreel, so that they shall not say, “Here lies Jezebel.” ’ ”
Context of 2 Kings 9:37
35But when they went out to bury her, they couldn’t find any of her body except her skull, feet, and hands. 36They came back and told him. Jehu said, “The Lord spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe. He said, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body inside the walls of Jezreel. Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the ground in the fields surrounding Jezreel so that no one will be able to say that this is Jezebel.’ ”
Read all of 2 Kings 92 Kings 9:37 word by word
וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה נִבְלַ֣ת אִיזֶ֗בֶל כְּדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֹאמְר֖וּ זֹ֥את אִיזָֽבֶל׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the carcaseנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
- of Jezebelאִיזֶבֶל'îyzebel · JezebelH348
- shall be as dungדֹּ֫מֶןdômen · dungH1828
- upon the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
- of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- in the portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
- of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
- that they shall not sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
Cross-references for 2 Kings 9:37
- Psalms 83:10They were destroyed at Endor. They became manure to fertilize the ground.
- Ecclesiastes 6:3Suppose a rich person wasn’t satisfied with good things ⌞while he was alive⌟ and didn’t even get an honorable burial ⌞after he died⌟. Suppose he had a hundred children and lived for many years. No matter how long he would have lived, it ⌞still⌟ would have been better for him to have been born dead.
- Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations, all of them, have been buried with honor, each in his own tomb.
- Jeremiah 8:2They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky. These are the things that they had loved, served, gone after, sought, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered or buried, but they will become manure on the ground.
- Jeremiah 16:4They will die horrible deaths. No one will mourn for them or bury them. They will be like manure on the ground. Wars and famines will bring them to an end. Their bodies will be food for birds and animals.
- Jeremiah 22:19He will receive a donkey’s burial. He will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 36:20After they put the scroll in the side room of the scribe Elishama, they went to the king in the courtyard and told him everything.
- Ezekiel 32:23Their graves are in the deepest parts of the pit. Assyria’s army lies around its grave. All of its soldiers are dead. They have been killed in battle. They once terrified people in the land of the living.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9:37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung - As it was not buried under the earth, but was eaten by the dogs, this saying was also literally fulfilled. They shall not say, This is Jezebel - As she could not be buried, she could have no funeral monument. Though so great a woman by her birth, connections, and alliances, she had not the honor of a tomb! There was not even a solitary stone to say, Here lies Jezebel! not even a mound of earth to designate the…Read the comment
- 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. 34-37The scene showing Jezebel's end fulfilled Elijah's prophecy against Ahab's family (1 Kings 21:21–24; 22:34–38).Read the comment
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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
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