Context 29Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah. 30When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window. 31As Jehu entered the gate, she said, Is it well, Zimri, your masters murderer? 32Then he lifted up his face to the window and said, Who is on my side? Who? And two or three officials looked down at him. Jezebel Is Slain 33He 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 trampled her under foot. 34When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a kings daughter. 35They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37and the corpse of Jezebel will be as dung on the face of the field in the property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, This is Jezebel. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. Douay-Rheims Bible In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Achab, Ochozias reigned over Juda, Darby Bible Translation (And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab had Ahaziah begun to reign over Judah.) English Revised Version And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. Webster's Bible Translation And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. World English Bible In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. Young's Literal Translation And in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab reign did Ahaziah over Judah. Library The Fall of the House of Ahab[This chapter is based on 1 Kings 21; 2 Kings 1.] The evil influence that Jezebel had exercised from the first over Ahab continued during the later years of his life and bore fruit in deeds of shame and violence such as have seldom been equaled in sacred history. "There was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up." Naturally of a covetous disposition, Ahab, strengthened and sustained in wrongdoing by Jezebel, had followed … Ellen Gould White—The Story of Prophets and Kings Kings Links 2 Kings 9:29 NIV • 2 Kings 9:29 NLT • 2 Kings 9:29 ESV • 2 Kings 9:29 NASB • 2 Kings 9:29 KJV • 2 Kings 9:29 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 9:29 Parallel • Bible Hub |