Revised Webster's Bible
2 Kings 9:36
36Therefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:1
2 Kings 9:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
- New International Version (NIV)They went back and told Jehu, who said, “This is the word of the Lord that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When they came back and told him, he said, "This is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: 'In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel;
Context of 2 Kings 9:36
34And when he had come in, he ate and drank, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. 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. Therefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: 37And the dead body of Jezebel shall be as refuse upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
Read all of 2 Kings 92 Kings 9:36 word by word
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֗ר בְּיַד־עַבְדּ֛וֹ אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֔אל יֹאכְל֥וּ הַכְּלָבִ֖ים אֶת־בְּשַׂ֥ר אִיזָֽבֶל׃Read the interlinear
- againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
- servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
- Tishbiteתִּשְׁבִּיtishbîy · TishbiteH8664
- portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
- Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
- dogsכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
- eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- Jezebelאִיזֶבֶל'îyzebel · JezebelH348
Cross-references for 2 Kings 9:36
- 1 Kings 21:23And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
- 2 Kings 14:25He restored the land of Israel from the entering of Hamath to the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gathhepher.
- Leviticus 8:36So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
- 2 Samuel 12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 9:36
- 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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. This is the word of the Lord--(See 1Ki 21:23). Jehu's statement, however, was not a literal but a paraphrased quotation of Elijah's prophecy.Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Kings 9:36 by: Heb. by the hand of ↩
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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