30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it, and (A)she put makeup on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked down through the window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “(B)Is your intention peace, Zimri, his master’s murderer?” 32 Then he raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is with me, who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

Jezebel Is Killed

33 Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her underfoot. 34 When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, “See now to (C)this cursed woman and bury her, for (D)she is a king’s daughter.” 35 So they went to bury her, but they found nothing of her except the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Therefore they returned and informed him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘(E)On the [a]property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and (F)the corpse of Jezebel will be like dung on the face of the field in the [b]property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 9:36 Lit portion
  2. 2 Kings 9:37 Lit portion

Jezebel is Executed

30 As soon as Jehu arrived at Jezreel, Jezebel adorned her eyes, arranged her hair, and peered out a window. 31 When Jehu had entered through the gate, she asked, “Was Zimri, who murdered his master,[a] received well?”

32 Jehu[b] looked up toward the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” When two or three eunuchs looked out at him, 33 he ordered, “Throw her down!”

So they did, and her blood splashed against the wall and on the horses, while Jehu trampled her underfoot. 34 Later on, after he had come in to eat and drink, he ordered, “Go and see to this cursed woman, and bury her, because she was a king’s daughter.” 35 But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing left of her except her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 So they returned and reported to Jehu,[c] and he responded, “This fulfills[d] this message from the Lord that he spoke through his servant Elijah the foreigner,[e] who said:

‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s flesh on the property of Jezreel, 37 and her corpse will lie like dung on the surface of the field on the property in Jezreel, but no one will say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 9:31 Cf. 1King 16:9-10
  2. 2 Kings 9:32 Lit. He
  3. 2 Kings 9:36 Lit. him
  4. 2 Kings 9:36 The Heb. lacks fulfills
  5. 2 Kings 9:36 Lit. Tishbite; or sojourner