2 Kings 9:35

Modern

But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.

Traditional

And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

Literal

And they went to bury her, and no more they found of her but if the skull and the feet and the palms of the hands.

Latin

Cumque issent ut sepelirent eam, non invenerunt nisi calvariam, et pedes, et summas manus.

Hebrew

English

But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.

The scene showing Jezebel's end fulfilled Elijah's prophecy against Ahab's family (1 Kings 21:21–24; 22:34–38).

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

Job 31:3
Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
Jeremiah 22:19
He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
Acts 12:23
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Isaiah 14:18–20
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
Jeremiah 36:30
Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.