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You’re just like Zimri, who murdered his master!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, <i>Had</i> Zimri peace, who slew his master?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, “<i>Is it</i> peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is <i>your intention</i> peace, Zimri, his master’s murderer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As Jehu entered the gate, she said, &#8220Is it well, Zimri, your master&#8217s murderer?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it well, Zimri, your master’s murderer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it peace, Zimri, your master’s killer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Is it well, Zimri, your master’s murderer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu entered the city gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, killer of your master? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu entered the gate, she said, &#8220Do you come in peace, Zimri, killer of your master?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As he walked through the city gate, she shouted down to him, "Why did you come here, you murderer? To kill the king? You're no better than Zimri!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Jehu entered the gateway, she asked, "Is everything alright, Zimri, murderer of your master?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As Jehu came through the gate, she called out, "You Zimri! You assassin! Why are you here?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Jehu had entered through the gate, she asked, "Was Zimri, who murdered his master, received well?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Jehu came through the gate, she said, "Is everything all right, Zimri, murderer of his master?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, "Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehu has come into the gate, and she says, “Was there peace [for] Zimri—slayer of his lord?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehu hath come into the gate, and she saith, 'Was there peace to Zimri -- slayer of his lord?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehu came into the gate, and she will say, Was peace to Zimri, killing his lord?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />At Jehu coming in at the gate, and said: Can there be peace for Zambri, that hath killed his master? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />as Jehu was entering through the gate. And she said, “Is it possible for there to be peace for Zimri, who killed his lord?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As Jehu came through the gate, she cried out, “Is all well, you Zimri, murderer of your master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of his master?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yehu entered into the gate, and she said: “Is it peace, Zamri, killer of his Master?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said: 'Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ju entered into the city; and she said, Had Zambri, the murderer of his master, peace?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/9-31.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/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3251" 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/2_kings/9.htm">The Murder of Jezebel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30</span>Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3058.htm" title="3058: wə·yê·hū (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is He, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and huw'; Jehovah He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites.">And as Jehu</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ḇaš·šā·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">she asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: hă·šā·lō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">“Have you come in peace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2174.htm" title="2174: zim·rî (N-proper-ms) -- Zimri -- four Israelites. From zamar; musical; Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribe.">O Zimri,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hō·rêḡ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">murderer</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">of your master?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.…<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="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />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.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-1.htm">1 Kings 19:1-2</a></span><br />Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. / So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23</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="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">2 Kings 10:18-28</a></span><br />Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a></span><br />And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Ezekiel 23:40</a></span><br />Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Matthew 14:3-11</a></span><br />Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, / because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” / Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?</p><p class="hdg">Zimri</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-20</a></b></br> And his servant Zimri, captain of half <i>his</i> chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of <i>his</i> house in Tirzah… </p><p class="hdg">peace</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-18.htm">2 Kings 9:18-22</a></b></br> So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, <i>Is it</i> peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-20.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Master</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">Murderer</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/joshua/21-38.htm">Slayer</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/judges/14-14.htm">Taker</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-20.htm">Zimri</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-23.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-33.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">Master</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-2.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/job/24-14.htm">Murderer</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-13.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-11.htm">Slayer</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Taker</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-6.htm">Zimri</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-4.htm">The prophet having done his message, flees</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs.</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/2_kings/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And as Jehu entered the gate</b><br>Jehu's entrance into the city gate signifies a pivotal moment in Israel's history. Gates were often the center of city life, serving as places for legal matters and public announcements. Jehu, anointed by a prophet to be king (<a href="/2_kings/9.htm">2 Kings 9:1-13</a>), enters with authority to fulfill God's judgment against the house of Ahab. This moment echoes the fulfillment of Elijah's prophecy (<a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a>) concerning the downfall of Ahab's lineage.<p><b>she asked, “Have you come in peace,</b><br>Jezebel's question to Jehu is loaded with irony and defiance. The concept of "peace" in Hebrew (shalom) encompasses not just the absence of conflict but also completeness and harmony. Jezebel, known for her idolatry and persecution of prophets (<a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a>), challenges Jehu's intentions, perhaps aware of the divine judgment he represents. Her question reflects a deeper spiritual conflict between the worship of Yahweh and Baal.<p><b>O Zimri,</b><br>Jezebel's reference to Zimri is a historical allusion to the king of Israel who reigned for only seven days after assassinating King Elah (<a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-20</a>). By calling Jehu "Zimri," Jezebel implies that Jehu's rebellion will be short-lived and ultimately unsuccessful. This comparison underscores the theme of divine justice, as Zimri's actions led to his own demise, just as Jezebel's idolatry and wickedness are about to lead to hers.<p><b>murderer of your master?”</b><br>Jezebel accuses Jehu of treachery, highlighting the tension between divine mandate and human action. Jehu's killing of Joram, the son of Ahab, was an act of obedience to God's command (<a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">2 Kings 9:24-26</a>), yet Jezebel frames it as murder. This accusation reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty in using human agents to accomplish His purposes, even when their actions appear morally complex. The term "master" also emphasizes the broken covenantal relationship between Israel's kings and God, as Jehu's actions are part of restoring true worship in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a></b><br>Anointed by God to be king over Israel, Jehu is tasked with eradicating the house of Ahab and executing divine judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a></b><br>The queen mother, known for her idolatry and persecution of the prophets of Yahweh. She is the one speaking in this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zimri.htm">Zimri</a></b><br>A former king of Israel who reigned for only seven days after assassinating King Elah. Jezebel uses his name to taunt Jehu, implying that his reign will be short-lived.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a></b><br>The entrance to the city, often a place of judgment and public discourse in ancient times.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/murder_of_your_master.htm">Murder of Your Master</a></b><br>Refers to Jehu's killing of King Joram, the son of Ahab, as part of his divine mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_justice.htm">Divine Judgment and Justice</a></b><br>God's justice may seem delayed, but it is certain. Jehu's mission is a reminder that God will ultimately judge sin and idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Jezebel's taunt is an example of how words can be used to intimidate and manipulate. Believers should be mindful of the power of their words and resist the temptation to use them harmfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_obedience.htm">Courage in Obedience</a></b><br>Jehu's response to Jezebel's taunt demonstrates the courage required to follow God's commands, even in the face of opposition and ridicule.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons.htm">Historical Lessons</a></b><br>The reference to Zimri serves as a historical lesson on the consequences of rebellion and the fleeting nature of power gained through violence.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jehu's_judgment_fit_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the harsh judgment carried out by Jehu in 2 Kings 9 with biblical themes of mercy and divine justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_jehu's_kingship_historically.htm">How can the sudden acceptance of Jehu as king (2 Kings 9:1-13) be historically verified beyond the biblical text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jehu_easily_execute_ahaziah.htm">In 2 Chronicles 22:9, how could Jehu swiftly seize and execute Ahaziah without apparent resistance, given Ahaziah's royal status and resources?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">And as . . . she said.</span>--<span class= "ital">And Jehu had come into the gate, and she said.</span><p><span class= "bld">Had Zimri . . . master?</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Art well </span>(<span class= "ital">literally, Is it peace</span>)<span class= "ital">, thou Zimri, his master's murderer</span>? The "Is it peace?" which Jezebel addresses to Jehu, appears to be an ironical greeting. Thenius explains: "Is there to be peace or war between me and thee, the rebel?" referring to the same phrase in <a href="/context/2_kings/9-17.htm" title="And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?">2Kings 9:17-19</a>; <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the prostitutions of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?">2Kings 9:22</a>, <span class= "ital">supra.</span> The phrase is vague enough to admit of many meanings, according to circumstances. Perhaps Jezebel, in her mood of desperate defiance, repeats the question which Jehoram had thrice asked of Jehu, as a hint that she herself is now the sovereign to whom Jehu owes an account of his doings. She goes on to call him a second <span class= "ital">Zimri--i.e.</span>, a regicide like him who slew Baasha, and likely to enjoy as brief a reign as he. (See <a href="/context/1_kings/16-15.htm" title="In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.">1Kings 16:15-18</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?</span> This is a possible meaning of Jezebel's words, and it has among its advocates - Luther, De Wette, Maurer, and Dathe, besides our own translators. But so defiant an utterance is quite incompatible within intention to captivate and conciliate. Probably, therefore, we should understand the queen either as saying affirmatively, "Peace to thee, Zimri!" (or, "Hail, Zimri!") "slayer of thy lord," or else as asking, "Is it peace" (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Is it peace now between thee and me?"), Zimri, slayer of thy lord?" In either case, Zimri is an honorific appellation, recalling the fact of another Israelite general, who had revolted, slain his master, and reigned as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/9-31.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 as Jehu</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֵה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3058.htm">Strong's 3058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehu -- 'the LORD is He', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">entered</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gate,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַשָּׁ֑עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaš·šā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Have you come in peace,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲשָׁל֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hă·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Zimri,</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמְרִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(zim·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2174.htm">Strong's 2174: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zimri -- four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">murderer</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹרֵ֥ג</span> <span class="translit">(hō·rêḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your master?”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/9-31.htm">2 Kings 9:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/9-31.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 9:31 As Jehu entered in at the gate (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 9:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 9:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:32" /></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>