2 Kings 9:36

Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
again	וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ vai.ya.shu.Vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
told	וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ vai.ya.Gi.du	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
word	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
spake	דִּבֶּ֗ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
by	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
servant	עַבְדּ֛וֹ av.Do	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ 'e.li.Ya.hu	H452	Elijah · proper noun, a man's name
Tishbite	הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י ha.tish.Bi	H8664	a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
portion	בְּחֵ֣לֶק be.Che.lek	H2506	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶ֔אל yiz.re.'El	H3157	Jizreel · proper noun, a place name
dogs	הַכְּלָבִ֖ים ha.ke.la.Vim	H3611	a dog · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
eat	יֹאכְל֥וּ yo.khe.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
flesh	בְּשַׂ֥ר be.Sar	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jezebel	אִיזָֽבֶל 'i.Za.vel	H348	Izebel · proper noun, a woman's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 21:23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
Leviticus 8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
2 Samuel 12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
2 Kings 14:25 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, whic…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:30–end

The greatest delinquent in the house of Ahab was Jezebel: it was she that introduced Baal, slew the Lord's prophets, contrived the murder of Naboth, stirred up her husband first, and then her sons, to do wickedly; a cursed woman she is here called (Kg2 9:34), a curse to the country, and whom all that wished well to their country had a curse for. Three reigns her reign had lasted, but now, at length, her day had come to fall. We read of a false prophetess in the church of Thyatira that is compared to Jezebel, and called by her name (Rev 2:20), her wickedness the same, seducing God's servants to idolatry, a long space given her to repent (Kg2 9:21) as to Jezebel, and a fearful ruin brought upo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:36

JEZEBEL EATEN BY DOGS. (Kg2 9:36-37) This is the word of the Lord--(See Kg1 21:23). Jehu's statement, however, was not a literal but a paraphrased quotation of Elijah's prophecy. Next: 2 Kings Chapter 10

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:35

The skull - the feet, and the palms of her hands - The dogs did not eat those parts, say Jarchi and Kimchi, because in her festal dances she danced like a dog, on her hands and feet, wantonly moving her head. What other meaning these rabbins had, I do not inquire. She was, no doubt, guilty of the foulest actions, and was almost too bad to be belied. How literally was the prediction delivered in the preceding book, (Kg1 21:23, The dogs shall eat Jezebel, by the wall of Jezreel), fulfilled! And how dearly did she and her husband Ahab pay for the murder of innocent Naboth!

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:36

Wherefore they came again, and told him,.... How things were, and what only could be found of Jezebel: and he said, this is the word of the Lord; or the fulfilment of it: which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying; as in 1 Kings 21:23.

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Dictionary and topics

Elijah — Whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made…
Jehoram — Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr.…
Jezebel — Chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel (1 Kings 16:31). This was the “first time that a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage…
Jezreel — God scatters. (1.) A town of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), where the kings of Israel often resided (1 Kings 18:45; 21:1; 2 Kings 9:30). Here Elijah met Ahab, Jehu, and Bidkar; and here Jehu executed his…
Jezreel, Portion of — The field adjoining the city (2 Kings 9:10, 21, 36, 37). Here Naboth was stoned to death (1 Kings 21:13).
Tishbite, The — the well-known designation of Elijah. (1 Kings 17:1; 21:17,28; 2 Kings 1:3,8; 9:36) The name naturally points to a place called Tishbeh, Tishbi, or rather perhaps Tesheb, as the residence of the…
Dog, The · Described as: Carnivorous — Described as: Carnivorous
Jehu · .Religious zeal of, in killing idolaters — .Religious zeal of, in killing idolaters
Jezebel · General references — General references
Murder · Punishment of — Punishment of
Naboth · His mur — His mur
Usurpation · .By Jehu

2 Kings 9:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:30–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:36

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:35

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:36

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 9:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:30–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:36

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:35

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:36

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 9:34-37

Rashi on 2 Kings 9:35