2 Kings 9:34

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.

33 “Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”

35 But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.

36 So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”
KJV
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.
WEB
When he had come in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.”
ASV
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king`s daughter.
DARBY
And he came in, and ate and drank; and he said, Go, look, I pray you, after this cursed [woman], and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.
BLB
And he came in and ate and drank and said, “Look after now this accursed [woman] and bury her, for she [was] a daughter of a king.”
ÅB
Så gikk han inn, og da han hadde ett og drukket, sa han: Se etter denne forbannede kvinne og begrav henne! For hun er kongedatter.
OTB
Så gikk han inn og spiste og drakk, og han sa, “Ta hånd om denne forbannede kvinnen og begrav henne, for hun er en kongedatter.”
B1930
Så gikk han inn, og da han hadde ett og drukket, sa han: Se efter denne forbannede kvinne og begrav henne! For hun er kongedatter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 16:31

    And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

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  • 1 Kings 21:25

    (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.

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  • Isaiah 65:15

    You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

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  • 1 Kings 18:41

    And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

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  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

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  • Esther 3:15

    The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

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  • Matthew 25:41

    Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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  • Amos 6:4

    You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

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