2 Kings 9:8

8 All of the house of Ahab will perish, and I shall cut off {all males} from Ahab, both bond and 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 He got up and went to the house, and poured the olive oil on his head and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: 'I hereby anoint you as king over the people of Yahweh, over Israel.

7 You will destroy the house of Ahab your master, and you will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood of all of the servants of Yahweh, from the hand of Jezebel.

8 All of the house of Ahab will perish, and I shall cut off {all males} from Ahab, both bond and free.

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

10 The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there shall not be {anyone to bury her}.'" Then he opened the door and fled.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "the one who urinates against a wall"