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2 Kings 9:36

Listen to 2 Kings 9:36
36 They came back and told Jehu. He said, "It's God's word, the word spoken by Elijah the Tishbite: In the field of Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel;

2 Kings 9:36 Meaning and Commentary

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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2 Kings 9:36 In-Context

34 Then Jehu went inside and ate his lunch. During lunch he gave orders, "Take care of that damned woman; give her a decent burial - she is, after all, a king's daughter."
35 They went out to bury her, but there was nothing left of her but skull, feet, and hands.
36 They came back and told Jehu. He said, "It's God's word, the word spoken by Elijah the Tishbite: In the field of Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel;
37 The body of Jezebel will be like dog-droppings on the ground in Jezreel. Old friends and lovers will say, 'I wonder, is this Jezebel?'"
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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