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2 Kings 9:7

AhabJezebel

5 and when he arrived, the army commanders were sitting there. “I have a message for you, commander,” he said. “For which of us?” asked Jehu. “For you, commander,” he replied.

6 So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.

And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.

8 The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.

9 I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

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BSB
And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.
KJV
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
WEB
You must strike your master Ahab’s house, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
ASV
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah, at the hand of Jezebel.
DARBY
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master; and I will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah at the hand of Jezebel.
BLB
And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of YHWH from the hand of Jezebel.
ÅB
Du skal gjøre ende på din herre Akabs hus, for jeg vil hevne mine tjenere profetenes blod og alle Herrens tjeneres blod på Jesabel.
OTB
Du skal slå din herre Ahabs hus, så jeg kan hevne blodet av mine tjenere profetene, og blodet av alle Herrens tjenere, ved Jesabels hånd.
B1930
Du skal gjøre ende på din herre Akabs hus, for jeg vil hevne mine tjenere profetenes blod og alle Herrens tjeneres blod på Jesabel.

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  • 1 Kings 21:15

    When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”

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  • 1 Kings 18:4

    for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

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  • Deuteronomy 32:43

    Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.

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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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  • 1 Kings 21:21

    This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

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  • 2 Kings 9:32–37

    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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  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

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