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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220And also concerning Jezebel the LORD says: &#8216Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“And regarding Jezebel, the LORD says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel’s body at the plot of land in Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And of Jezebel the LORD also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And concerning Jezebel the LORD also spoke, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has also spoken of Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Of Jezebel also has the LORD spoken, saying, &#8216The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And of Jezebel also has the LORD spoken, saying, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Of Jezebel also has Yahweh spoken, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also spoke in regard to Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat [the body of] Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also speaks of Jezebel: ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also speaks of Jezebel: The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And as for Jezebel, dogs will eat her body there in Jezreel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD also spoke [through Elijah] about Jezebel: "The dogs will eat Jezebel inside the walls of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And concerning Jezebel, the LORD says that dogs will eat her body in the city of Jezreel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD also has this to say about Jezebel: 'Dogs will eat Jezebel within the outer ramparts of Jezreel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ?The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD says this about Jezebel, 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also spoke of Jezebel, saying, "The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has also spoken of Jezebel, saying, The dogs eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And also of Jezebel hath Jehovah spoken, saying, The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And also to Jezebel spake Jehovah, saying, Dogs shall eat Jezebel in the fortification of Jezebel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And of Jezabel also the Lord spoke, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezabel in the field of Jezrahel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And about Jezebel also, the Lord spoke, saying: ‘The dogs shall consume Jezebel in the field of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Against Jezebel, too, the LORD declared: The dogs shall devour Jezebel in the confines of Jezreel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Also concerning Jezebel the LORD said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the bounds of Jezreel.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And of Jezebel also the LORD spoke, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the inheritance which is in Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also of Jezebel LORD JEHOVAH said: “Dogs shall eat Jezebel in the inheritance of Yizreil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke of Jezabel, saying, The dogs shall devour her within the fortification of Jezrael.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/21-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8607" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/21.htm">Elijah Denounces Ahab and Jezebel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/348.htm" title="348: lə·’î·ze·ḇel (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Queen of Isr. with King Ahab. From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.">concerning Jezebel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3611.htm" title="3611: hak·kə·lā·ḇîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A dog. From an unused root means. To yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence a male prostitute.">‘The dogs</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will devour</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/348.htm" title="348: ’î·ze·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- Queen of Isr. with King Ahab. From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.">Jezebel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2426.htm" title="2426: bə·ḥêl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Rampart, fortress. Or chel; a collateral form of chayil; an army; also an intrenchment.">by the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/3157.htm" title="3157: yiz·rə·‘el (N-proper-fs) -- From zara' and 'el; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites.">of Jezreel.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Anyone belonging to Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a></span><br />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. / 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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-11.htm">1 Kings 14:11</a></span><br />Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-4.htm">1 Kings 16:4</a></span><br />Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Jeremiah 15:3</a></span><br />I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">2 Kings 9:10</a></span><br />And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30-37</a></span><br />Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10</a></span><br />Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">2 Kings 10:17</a></span><br />When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15-16</a></span><br />He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole. / And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a></span><br />On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Jeremiah 8:1-2</a></span><br />“At that time,” declares the LORD, “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. / They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a></span><br />He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23</a></span><br />that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.</p><p class="hdg">Jezebel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">2 Kings 9:10,30-37</a></b></br> And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and <i>there shall be</i> none to bury <i>her</i>. And he opened the door, and fled… </p><p class="hdg">wall.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-27.htm">District</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">Jez'ebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">Jizreel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Moat</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Rampart</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-20.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/14-5.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-9.htm">District</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Jez'ebel</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-29.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Jizreel</a> <a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Moat</a> <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Rampart</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">Ahab take possession of the vineyard</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel:</b><br>This phrase indicates divine judgment pronounced by God Himself. Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab, is notorious for her idolatry and persecution of the prophets of Yahweh. Her actions, particularly in promoting the worship of Baal and orchestrating the murder of Naboth, have brought about this divine decree. The LORD's direct involvement underscores the seriousness of her offenses and the certainty of the prophecy's fulfillment. This reflects the biblical principle that God is just and will not allow evil to go unpunished.<p><b>‘The dogs will devour Jezebel:</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, being devoured by dogs was considered a disgraceful end, reserved for the most despised individuals. Dogs were often seen as scavengers, and their consumption of a body signified a lack of proper burial, which was a significant dishonor. This prophecy highlights the severity of Jezebel's judgment and serves as a stark warning against idolatry and wickedness. The fulfillment of this prophecy is recorded in <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30-37</a>, where Jezebel's death and the subsequent actions of the dogs are described in detail.<p><b>by the wall of Jezreel.’</b><br>Jezreel was a significant city in the northern kingdom of Israel, serving as a royal residence for Ahab and Jezebel. The mention of Jezreel ties the prophecy to a specific location, emphasizing the public nature of Jezebel's downfall. The wall of Jezreel would have been a prominent and visible place, ensuring that her demise would be witnessed and remembered by many. This location also connects to the broader narrative of Ahab's dynasty, as Jezreel was the site of Naboth's vineyard, the scene of one of Jezebel's most egregious crimes. The prophecy's fulfillment at this location serves as a divine retribution for her actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>The wife of King Ahab, known for her idolatry and persecution of the prophets of Yahweh. Her actions and influence led Israel into sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The King of Israel, husband to Jezebel, who allowed her to promote Baal worship and commit injustices, including the murder of Naboth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>The prophet of God who delivered the message of judgment against Ahab and Jezebel for their sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a></b><br>A city in the northern kingdom of Israel, significant as the location where Jezebel's prophesied demise would occur.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dogs.htm">Dogs</a></b><br>In the cultural context, dogs were considered unclean animals, and their involvement in Jezebel's death symbolized disgrace and divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Jezebel's account is a stark reminder that sin, especially when it leads others astray, has severe consequences. Her end was a direct result of her actions against God and His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>The prophecy against Jezebel highlights God's justice. Despite her power and influence, she could not escape divine judgment, illustrating that God's justice prevails over human authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Elijah's role in delivering God's message underscores the importance of prophets in calling out sin and proclaiming God's truth, even in the face of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Jezebel's promotion of Baal worship serves as a warning against idolatry and the spiritual corruption it brings, emphasizing the need for faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_influence.htm">The Power of Influence</a></b><br>Jezebel's influence over Ahab and Israel shows the impact one person can have, for good or ill, on a community or nation. It challenges us to consider how our actions and beliefs influence others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_dogs_literally_eat_jezebel's_body.htm">Could dogs literally devour Jezebel’s body as described in 2 Kings 9:33–35, or might this be symbolic hyperbole? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_jehu's_overthrow_of_joram.htm">Is there archaeological evidence supporting Jehu’s violent overthrow of Joram and the circumstances of Jezebel’s death (2 Kings 9:21–37)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_naboth_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naboth in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_ahab_and_jezebel_fall.htm">How did Ahab and Jezebel's actions lead to their downfall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And of Jezebel</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">to Jezebel</span>. LXX. <span class="greek">τῇ Ἰεζάβελ</span>. But we cannot be sure that she also received a message of doom Elijah, as <span class="hebrew">לְ</span>: like <span class="hebrew">אֶל</span> after verbs of from speaking sometimes has the meaning <span class="accented">of, concerning</span>. Cf. <a href="/genesis/20-13.htm">Genesis 20:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/3-3.htm">Psalm 3:3</a>; <a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">2 Kings 19:32</a>. Moreover if the denunciation had been direct, it would have run, "The dogs shall eat <span class="accented">thee</span>," etc. See also ver. 27] <span class="cmt_word">also spake the Lord</span> [Probably at the same time. Certainly by the same prophet (<a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36</a>). Elijah's words to Ahab appear to he only partially recorded (<span class="accented">ib</span>.<span class="accented">, ver</span>. 26)], <span class="cmt_word">saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel</span> [see on 1 Kings 14:11] <span class="cmt_word">by the wall</span> [<span class="hebrew">חֵל</span>. same word as <span class="hebrew">חַיל</span>, is used of the <span class="accented">strength</span> and defences of a town, <span class="accented">sc</span>. its fortifications, and especially of the <span class="accented">ditch</span> or moat before them. Cf. <a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">2 Samuel 20:15</a>. The LXX. render by <span class="greek">προτείχισμα</span> or <span class="greek">περίτειχος</span>, <span class="accented">the Vulgate by antemurale</span>. "There is always in Oriental towns a space outside the walls which lies uncultivated and which is naturally used for the deposit of refuse of every kind. Here the dogs prowl, and the kites and vultures find many a feast" (Rawlinson). In <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12</a> we find the bodies of Saul and Jonathan impaled in the open space (A.V. "street") of Bethshean. This heap of refuse - for such the place soon be-comes - is called in the Arabian Nights "the mounds" (Stanley)] <span class="cmt_word">of Jezreel.</span> [Retribution should overtake her near the scene of her latest crime (<a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36</a>). By this the just judgment of God would be made the more conspicuous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/21-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֨ם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaks</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning Jezebel:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’î·ze·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_348.htm">Strong's 348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘The dogs</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּלָבִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·lā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3611.htm">Strong's 3611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dog, a male prostitute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will devour</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jezebel</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיזֶ֖בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’î·ze·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_348.htm">Strong's 348: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jezreel.’</span><br /><span class="heb">יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiz·rə·‘el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3157.htm">Strong's 3157: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 21:23 Of Jezebel also spoke Yahweh saying (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 21:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/21-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 21:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 21:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>