2 Kings 9:10

2 Kings 9:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
• New International Version (NIV)As for Jezebel, dogs will devour her on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.’ ” Then he opened the door and ran.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.’ ” And he opened the door and fled.

Context of 2 Kings 9:10

8For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab the males, both bound and free in Israel: 9And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her . And he opened the door, and fled. 11Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said to him, Is all well? Why came this mad fellow to thee? And he said to them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 12And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

2 Kings 9:10 word by word

וְאֶת־אִיזֶ֜בֶל יֹאכְל֧וּ הַכְּלָבִ֛ים בְּחֵ֥לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֖אל וְאֵ֣ין קֹבֵ֑ר וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח הַדֶּ֖לֶת וַיָּנֹֽס׃Read the interlinear

• dogsכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• Jezebelאִיזֶבֶל'îyzebel · JezebelH348
• portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
• buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127

Cross-references for 2 Kings 9:10

• 2 Kings 9:35And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
• 1 Kings 21:23And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
• Jeremiah 22:19He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
• 2 Kings 9:3Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
• Judges 3:26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 9:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The dogs shall eat Jezebel - How most minutely was this prophecy fulfilled! See 2 Kings 9:33, etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10The young prophet explained to Jehu how to carry out God's judgment against Ahab's family (see 1 Kings 21:20–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. in the portion of Jezreel--that is, that had formerly been the vineyard of Naboth.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 9:10

• Burial
• Church and State
• Enthusiasm
• Jehu
• Jezebel
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Jezebel
• Jezreel
• Elijah
• Jehoram
• Jezreel, Blood of
• Jezreel, Portion of
• Perish
• Sink
• Tire
• Chronology of the Old Testament

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