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

30Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window. 31When Jehu came through the gate, she said, “Is everything all right, Zimri, murderer of his master?” He looked up at the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him. 33He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down, and when she hit the ground, her blood splattered against the wall and the horses, and Jehu drove his chariot over her. 34He went inside and had a meal. Then he said, “Dispose of this accursed woman’s corpse. Bury her, for 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 32:26So Moses stood at the entrance of the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” All the Levites gathered around him,
• 1 Chronicles 12:18But a spirit empowered Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We support you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! May those who help you prosper! Indeed your God helps you!” So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.
• 2 Chronicles 11:12In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
• Psalms 118:6The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?
• Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –
• Esther 1:10On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,
• Esther 2:15When it became the turn of Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai (who had raised her as if she were his own daughter) to go to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai the king’s eunuch, who was overseer of the women, had recommended. Yet Esther met with the approval of all who saw her.
• Acts 12:20Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.

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