2 Kings 9:31

31 Now Jehu had come in the gate, so she said, "[Is it] peace, O Zimri, murderer of his master?"

2 Kings 9:31 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:31

And as Jehu entered in at the gate
Either of the city of Jezreel, or of the king's palace:

she said, [had] Zimri peace, who slew his master?
Elah the son of Baasha king of Israel; no, he had not; he reigned but seven days, and, being besieged, burnt the king's house over him, and died, ( 1 Kings 16:10 1 Kings 16:18 ) , suggesting that the like would be his fate, who had slain his master Joram; or the words may be rendered, "O Zimri, the slayer of his master"; calling Jehu so, because of his likeness to Zimri.

2 Kings 9:31 In-Context

29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard [of it], so she painted her eyes with black eye paint and adorned her head and looked through the window.

31 Now Jehu had come in the gate, so she said, "[Is it] peace, O Zimri, murderer of his master?"

32 When he lifted up his face to the window, he asked, "Who [is] with me?" Two or three eunuchs looked down to him.

33 So he said, "Throw her down." So they threw her down, and her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled her.