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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: <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore they returned and informed him. And he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘On the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/nasb/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, &#8220This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, &#8216In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/lsb/2_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore they returned and declared it to him. And he said, “This is the word of Yahweh, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/amp/2_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they returned and told Jehu. Then he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel. <a href="/csb/2_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So they went back and told him, and he said, “This fulfills the LORD’s word that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘In the plot of land at Jezreel, the dogs will eat Jezebel’s flesh. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So they went back and told him, and he said, &#8220This fulfills the LORD&#8217s word that He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: &#8216In the plot of land at Jezreel, the dogs will eat Jezebel&#8217s flesh. <a href="/asv/2_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/cev/2_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They reported this to Jehu, and he said, "The LORD told Elijah the prophet that Jezebel's body would be eaten by dogs right here in Jezreel. <a href="/erv/2_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: <a href="/gwt/2_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They came back and told him. Jehu said, "The LORD spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe. He said, 'Dogs will eat Jezebel's body inside the walls of Jezreel. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> When they reported this to Jehu, he said, "This is what the LORD said would happen, when he spoke through his servant Elijah: 'Dogs will eat Jezebel's body in the territory of Jezreel. <a href="/isv/2_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they returned and reported to Jehu, and he responded, "This fulfills this message from the LORD that he spoke through his servant Elijah the foreigner, who said: 'Dogs will eat Jezebel's flesh on the property of Jezreel, <a href="/msb/2_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a> When they went back and told him, he said, "The LORD's word through his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, has come to pass. He warned, 'In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour Jezebel's flesh. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, "This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel on the plot of Jezreel, <a href="/wbt/2_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: <a href="/web/2_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, “This is Yahweh’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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they turn back, and declare [it] to him, and he says, “It [is] the word of YHWH that He spoke by the hand of this servant, Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they turn back, and declare to him, and he saith, 'The word of Jehovah it is, that He spake by the hand of this servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel do the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel, <a href="/slt/2_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will turn back and announce to him, and he will say, This the word of Jehovah which he spake by the hand of his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel, dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And coming back they told him. And Jehu said: It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elias the Thesbite, saying: In the field of Jezrahel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezabel, <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And returning, they reported to him. And Jehu said: “It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke though his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, saying: ‘In the field of Jezreel, the dogs will consume the flesh of Jezebel. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a> They returned to Jehu, and when they told him, he said, “This is the word the LORD spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: In the confines of Jezreel the dogs shall devour the flesh of Jezebel. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When they came back and told him, he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, ‘In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when they returned, they told him, and he said, This is the word of the LORD which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the field of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they returned and they told him, and he said: “It is the word of LORD JEHOVAH that he spoke by the agency of his Servant Elyah who was from Tashbi which is in the inheritance of Yizreil: ‘Dogs shall eat the flesh of Izabeil.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said: 'This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying: In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel; <a href="/sep/2_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they returned and told him. And he said, It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Eliu the Thesbite, saying, In the portion of Jezrael shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezabel. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/9-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3297" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">The Murder of Jezebel</a> …35But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands. 36<a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šu·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">So they went back</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·gî·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">and told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Jehu,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">who replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">is the word</a> <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.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</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.">He spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">His servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/8664.htm" title="8664: hat·tiš·bî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A Tishbite. Patrial from an unused name meaning recourse; a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh.">the Tishbite:</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/2506.htm" title="2506: bə·ḥê·leq (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">‘On the plot of ground</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.">at Jezreel</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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/348.htm" title="348: ’î·zā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- Queen of Isr. with King Ahab. From 'iy and Zbul; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab.">of Jezebel.</a> 37And 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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23</a> And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a> Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’” <a href="/1_kings/14-11.htm">1 Kings 14:11</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/16-4.htm">1 Kings 16:4</a> 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.” <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Jeremiah 15:3</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a> He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23</a> that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.” <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a> 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. ... <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a> For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. <a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a> from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-20</a> And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. ... <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Jeremiah 8:1-2</a> “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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Why they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:This is<a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23</a> And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.by his [heb] by the hand of his<a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a> He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.<a href="/leviticus/8-36.htm">Leviticus 8:36</a> So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.<a href="/2_samuel/12-25.htm">2 Samuel 12:25</a> And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-12.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-34.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-15.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-34.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Jez'ebel</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm">Jezebel's</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-4.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-8.htm">Tishbite</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-24.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/job/30-1.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-27.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Jezebel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Jez'ebel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Jezebel's</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Tishbite</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-26.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 9</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth Gilead</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/9-4.htm">The prophet having done his message, flees</a> 11. <a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth</a> 27. <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem</a> 30. <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>So they went back and told Jehu Jehu was anointed king of Israel by a prophet sent by Elisha, and his reign marked a significant turning point in Israel's history. The messengers returning to Jehu indicate the fulfillment of a divine mission. Jehu's role as an instrument of God's judgment is emphasized, as he was chosen to eradicate the house of Ahab and bring justice for the bloodshed caused by Jezebel and Ahab.who replied, “This is the word of the LORD Jehu's response underscores the fulfillment of divine prophecy. The phrase highlights the authority and certainty of God's word, which is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. It reflects the belief that God's pronouncements are inevitable and will come to pass, reinforcing the idea of divine sovereignty and justice.which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite Elijah, a major prophet in Israel, was known for his confrontations with Ahab and Jezebel. This reference connects the current events to Elijah's earlier prophecy, demonstrating the continuity of God's plan. Elijah's role as a prophet who delivered God's messages to a rebellious Israel is central to understanding the unfolding of these events.‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel Jezreel was a significant location in Israel's history, serving as a royal city and a site of many pivotal events. It was here that Naboth's vineyard was unjustly taken by Ahab and Jezebel, leading to Elijah's prophecy of judgment. The mention of Jezreel ties the prophecy to a specific place, emphasizing the historical and moral context of Jezebel's actions.the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. This gruesome prophecy symbolizes the complete and utter disgrace that would befall Jezebel, a queen notorious for her idolatry and persecution of God's prophets. The imagery of dogs devouring her flesh signifies divine retribution and the ultimate humiliation of a once-powerful figure. It serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of defying God and highlights the theme of divine justice prevailing over human wickedness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a> - The king of Israel who was anointed to execute judgment on the house of Ahab, fulfilling God's prophecy. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jezebel.htm">Jezebel</a> - The wife of King Ahab, known for her idolatry and persecution of the prophets of Yahweh. 3. <a href="/topical/e/elijah_the_tishbite.htm">Elijah the Tishbite</a> - A prophet of God who pronounced judgment on Jezebel and Ahab's house. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a> - The location where Jezebel met her demise, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dogs.htm">Dogs</a> - Symbolic of divine judgment, as they consumed Jezebel's body, leaving no burial.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> God's prophecies, as spoken through His prophets, are certain and will come to pass. This should encourage believers to trust in the reliability of Scripture. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's justice may seem delayed, but it is inevitable. Jezebel's judgment serves as a reminder that God will not overlook sin indefinitely. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry_and_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry and Wickedness</a> Jezebel's life and death illustrate the severe consequences of leading others into idolatry and opposing God's truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Elijah serve as God's mouthpiece, delivering messages that call people to repentance and warn of judgment. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The fulfillment of prophecy in Jezebel's death underscores God's sovereignty over history and His ability to accomplish His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 9</a> <a href="/q/why_does_elijah's_prophecy_seem_unjust.htm">Why is Elijah’s prophecy (1 Kings 21:21–24) fulfilled in a manner that may seem inconsistent with God’s justice elsewhere in Scripture? </a> <a href="/q/jehoiachin's_age_as_king__18_or_8.htm">How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)</a> <a href="/q/jehoiachin's_reign_duration.htm">How long did Jehoiachin reign? (2 Kings 24:8 vs. 2 Chronicles 36:9)</a> <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>(36) This is the word of the Lord.--See <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm" title="And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.">1Kings 21:23</a>, where this oracle of Elijah is given.Portion--i.e., domain, territory (h?leq). In <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm" title="And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.">1Kings 21:23</a>, the word is "wall" (h?l), an error due to the loss of the final letter; not an original difference, as Keil assumes.Dogs.--The dogs.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 36. - Wherefore they came again, and told him. The men whom he had sent to bury Jezebel returned, and told the king what they had found. The narrative woke another chord of memory which had hitherto slept. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite. The prophecy referred to is doubtless that recorded in <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23</a>. It is, however, here expanded, either because Jehu's recollection was not exact, or because the record in 1 Kings is abbreviated. The great point of the prophecy is common to both records, viz. that the dogs should eat Jezebel at Jezreel, on the scene of her iniquities. Saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel. It is not quite clear what is meant by the portion (חֵלָק) of Jezreel. Probably there is no allusion to the "portion" (חֶלְקָה) of Naboth (vers. 25, 26). Rather the same is meant as by חֵל in <a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23</a>, viz. the cultivated space or "portion" of land outside the wall of the town (see the comment on that passage). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/9-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So they went back וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ (way·yā·šu·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again and told וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (way·yag·gî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous [Jehu], לוֹ֒ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> who replied, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “This ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is the word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD, יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He spoke דִּבֶּ֗ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue through בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand His servant עַבְדּ֛וֹ (‘aḇ·dōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant Elijah אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites the Tishbite: הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י (hat·tiš·bî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8664.htm">Strong's 8664: </a> A Tishbite ‘On the plot [of land] בְּחֵ֣לֶק (bə·ḥê·leq) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> Portion, tract, territory at Jezreel יִזְרְעֶ֔אל (yiz·rə·‘el) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3157.htm">Strong's 3157: </a> Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel the dogs הַכְּלָבִ֖ים (hak·kə·lā·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3611.htm">Strong's 3611: </a> A dog, a male prostitute will devour יֹאכְל֥וּ (yō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat Jezebel’s אִיזָֽבֶל׃ (’î·zā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_348.htm">Strong's 348: </a> Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab flesh. בְּשַׂ֥ר (bə·śar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 9:36 Therefore they came back and told him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 9:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 9:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:37" /></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>