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2 Kings 9:30

JehuJezebelJezreel

28 Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.

29 (In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)

Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

31 And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”

32 He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.

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BSB
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
KJV
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
WEB
When Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out at the window.
ASV
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
DARBY
And Jehu came to Jizreel; and Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint to her eyes, and decked her head, and looked out at the window.
BLB
And Jehu had come to Jezreel, and Jezebel heard and put her eyes in paint and adorned her head, and she looked down through the window.
ÅB
Så kom Jehu til Jisre'el; og da Jesabel hørte det, sminket hun sine øyne og smykket sitt hode og så ut gjennom vinduet.
OTB
Nå da Jehu kom til Jisre'el, hørte Jesabel om det. Og hun sminket øynene sine og pyntet hodet sitt og så ut gjennom vinduet.
B1930
Så kom Jehu til Jisre'el; og da Jesabel hørte det, sminket hun sine øine og smykket sitt hode og så ut gjennem vinduet.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 4:30

    And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

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  • Ezekiel 23:40

    Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.

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  • Ezekiel 24:17

    Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”

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  • 1 Peter 3:3

    Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

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  • 1 Timothy 2:9–10

    Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

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  • Isaiah 3:18–24

    In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;

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  • 1 Kings 19:1–2

    Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

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