2 Kings 9:8

8 The whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.^[a]

2 Kings 9:8 in Other Translations

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

8 The entire family of Ahab must be wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants, slave and free alike, anywhere in Israel.

8 The entire line of Ahab is doomed. I'm wiping out the entire bunch of that sad lot.

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.

8 Ahab's entire family will die. I will destroy every male from Ahab's family, whether slave or freeman in Israel.

8 The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will eliminate all of Ahab's males, both slave and free, in Israel.

8 The whole house of Ahab will die out. I will cut off every male in Israel who is related to Ahab. It does not matter whether they are slaves or free.

2 Kings 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:8

For the whole house of Ahab shall perish
Be cut off by death, and that in a violent manner, not one should escape:

and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and
him that is shut up and left in Israel;
of these phrases, (See Gill on 1 Kings 14:10) (See Gill on 1 Kings 21:21)

2 Kings 9:8 In-Context

6 Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the prophet poured the oil on Jehu’s head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.

7 You are to destroy the house of Ahab your master, and I will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood of all the LORD’s servants shed by Jezebel.

8 The whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.

9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah.

10 As for Jezebel, dogs will devour her on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.’ ” Then he opened the door and ran.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 10:17
• 2. Deuteronomy 32:36; S 1 Samuel 25:22; 1 Kings 21:21; 2 Kings 14:26

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Israel—every ruler or leader"