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2 Kings 9:36

ElijahJezebelJezreel

34 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.

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.

37 And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”

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BSB
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.
KJV
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:
WEB
Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, “This is the LORD’s word, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel on the plot of Jezreel,
ASV
Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;
DARBY
And they came back and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite saying, In the plot of Jizreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;
BLB
And they turned back and reported to him, and he said, “The word of YHWH it [is], which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘In the portion of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.
ÅB
De vendte tilbake og fortalte ham det; da sa han: Dette er det ord som Herren talte gjennom sin tjener tisbitten Elias da han sa: På Jisre'els mark skal hundene fortære Jesabels kjøtt,
OTB
Derfor vendte de tilbake og informerte ham. Og han sa, “Dette er Herrens ord, som Han talte ved sin tjener Elia fra Tisjbe, og sa, ‘På Jisre'els eiendom skal hundene spise Jesabels kjøtt;
B1930
De vendte tilbake og fortalte ham det; da sa han: Dette er det ord som Herren talte gjennem sin tjener tisbitten Elias da han sa: På Jisre'els mark skal hundene fortære Jesabels kjøtt,

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  • 1 Kings 21:23

    And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

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  • Leviticus 8:36

    So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

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  • 2 Kings 14:25

    This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:25

    and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

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