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10 The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there shall not be anyone to bury her.’”[a] Then he opened the door and fled.

Jehu Assassinates Joram

11 Then Jehu came out to the officers of his master, and they said to him, “Peace? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his foolish talk.” 12 Then they said, “Liar. Please tell us.” He said, “Thus and so[b] he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.”’” 13 So they hastened each one to take his cloak, and they spread them under him on the bare steps, blew on the trumpet, and said, “Jehu is king!”

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  1. 2 Kings 9:10 Literally “burying”
  2. 2 Kings 9:12 Literally “As this and as this”

10 As for Jezebel, dogs(A) will devour her on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.’” Then he opened the door and ran.

11 When Jehu went out to his fellow officers, one of them asked him, “Is everything all right? Why did this maniac(B) come to you?”

“You know the man and the sort of things he says,” Jehu replied.

12 “That’s not true!” they said. “Tell us.”

Jehu said, “Here is what he told me: ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”

13 They quickly took their cloaks and spread(C) them under him on the bare steps. Then they blew the trumpet(D) and shouted, “Jehu is king!”

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Solomon also built the cities that Huram[a] had given to him, and he settled the Israelites[b] in them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 8:2 This is the spelling in Hebrew, though many translations have “Hiram”
  2. 2 Chronicles 8:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram[a] had given him, and settled Israelites in them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verse 18