2 Kings 9:33

Translations

Modern

“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

Traditional

And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

Literal

And he said, “Drop her!” And they dropped her, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her underfoot.

Latin

At ille dixit eis: Præcipitate eam deorsum: et præcipitaverunt eam, aspersusque est sanguine paries, et equorum ungulæ conculcaverunt eam.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

Notes

2 Kings 9:32–33

Jehu showed his violent nature by trampling Jezebel's body under his horses' hooves.
The Hebrew word translated eunuchs can mean emasculated males, but it can also mean important officials.

2 Kings 9:1–37

The writer summarizes Jehu's takeover, which started Israel's fourth dynasty, in four steps:

Elisha sent a prophet to the army camp at Ramoth-gilead to anoint Jehu as Israel's next king (2 Kings 9:1–10).
Jehu's soldiers learned about the prophet's visit and declared Jehu king (2 Kings 9:11–15).
Both Joram and King Ahaziah of Judah were killed (2 Kings 9:16–29).
Jezebel was killed (2 Kings 9:30–37).

Theme notes and profiles

Jezebel

Events

Reign of Jehu

Related verses

Micah 7:10
Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
2 Kings 7:20
And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.
Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Lamentations 1:15
The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.
2 Kings 9:26
‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”
Hebrews 10:29
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
1 Kings 21:11
So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
Isaiah 25:10
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

Glossary

Black Obelisk Jehu Jezebel Kings, Books of First and Second

Topics

Decision: Jehu Elijah: Prophecies of The Destruction of Ahab and his House Homicide: Felonious: Jehu Houses: Street Windows of, High and Dangerous Jehu: Son of Nimshi, King of Israel: Religious Zeal of, in Killing Idolaters Jezebel: Death of, at the Hand of Jehu Jezreel: A City of the Tribe of Issachar: Jehu Kills King Ahab, his Wife, and Friends At Naboth: His Murder Avenged Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Jezebel's Tragic Death The Death of the Wicked: Jezebel Usurpation of Political Functions by Jehu Wife: Jezebel Women: Women: Wicked

2 Kings 9:33

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