2 Kings 9:34

32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

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.

35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

36 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:

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 it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

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  • 1 Kings 21:25

    But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

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  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

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  • 1 Kings 18:41

    And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

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  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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  • Esther 3:15

    The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

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  • Matthew 25:41

    Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

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  • Amos 6:4

    That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

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