1 Kings 21:23

Brenton's Septuagint

And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel is a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord also speaks of Jezebel: ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel:

Hebrew Names Version
Of Izevel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Izevel by the rampart of Yizre`el.

King James Version
And of Jezebel also spake the Lord , saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

English Standard Version
And of Jezebel the Lord also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.'

New Century Version
"And the Lord also says, ‘Dogs will eat the body of Jezebel in the city of Jezreel.'

New English Translation
The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.'

Amplified Bible
"The LORD also spoke in regard to Jezebel, saying, 'The dogs will eat [the body of] Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.'

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD has also spoken of Jezebel, saying, 'The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
And also of Iezebel spake the Lorde, saying, The dogs shall eate Iezebel, by the wall of Izreel.

Legacy Standard Bible
Of Jezebel also has Yahweh spoken, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.'

Contemporary English Version
And as for Jezebel, dogs will eat her body there in Jezreel.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai also said this about Izevel: ‘The dogs will eat Izevel by the wall around Yizre‘el.

Darby Translation
And of Jezebel also spoke Jehovah saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the moat of Jizreel.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord also says this about your wife Jezebel: ‘Dogs will eat the body of Jezebel by the wall of the city of Jezreel.

George Lamsa Translation
And of Jezebel also the LORD spoke, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the inheritance which is in Jezreel.

Good News Translation
And concerning Jezebel, the Lord says that dogs will eat her body in the city of Jezreel.

Lexham English Bible
Moreover, concerning Jezebel, Yahweh has said, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the outer rampart of Jezreel.'

Literal Translation
And also Jehovah has spoken of Jezebel, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ouer Iesabel spake the LORDE also and sayde: The dogges shal deuoure Iesabel in ye felde of Iesrael.

American Standard Version
And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

Bible in Basic English
And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And of Iezabel spake the Lord, saying: The dogges shall eate Iezabel by the wall of Iezrahel,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of Jezreel.

King James Version (1611)
And of Iezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eate Iezebel by the wall of Iezreel.

English Revised Version
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: 'The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But also the Lord spak of Jezabel, and seide, Doggis schulen ete Jezabel in the feeld of Jesrael;

Young's Literal Translation
`And also of Jezebel hath Jehovah spoken, saying, The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel;

Update Bible Version
And of Jezebel, Yahweh also spoke, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

World English Bible
Of Jezebel also spoke Yahweh, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

New King James Version
And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke, saying, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall 2 Kings 9:36).">[fn] of Jezreel.'

New Living Translation
"And regarding Jezebel, the Lord says, ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel's body at the plot of land in Jezreel.'

New Life Bible
And the Lord has spoken about Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the land of Jezreel.'

New Revised Standard
Also concerning Jezebel the Lord said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the bounds of Jezreel.'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover also, concerning Jezebel, hath Yahweh spoken, saying, - The dogs, shall eat Jezebel, in the town-land of Jezreel:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And of Jezabel also, the Lord spoke, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezabel in the field of Jezrahel.

Revised Standard Version
And of Jez'ebel the LORD also said, 'The dogs shall eat Jez'ebel within the bounds of Jezreel.'

THE MESSAGE
As for Jezebel, God said, "Dogs will fight over the flesh of Jezebel all over Jezreel. Anyone tainted by Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by stray dogs; corpses in the country will be eaten by carrion crows."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Of Jezebel also has the LORD spoken, saying, 'The dogs will eat Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.'

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ And the young men the heads of the districts went forth first; and they send and report to the king of Syria, saying, There are men come forth out of Samaria. ¹⁸ And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive: ¹⁹ and let not the young men the heads of the districts go forth of the city. And the force that was behind them ²⁰ smote each one the man next to him; and each one a second time smote the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, even the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman. ²¹ And the king of Israel went forth, and took all the horses and the chariots, and smote the enemy with a great slaughter in Syria. ²² And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said, Strengthen thyself, and observe, and see what thou shalt do; for at the return of the year the son of Ader king of Syria comes up against thee. ²³ And the servants of the king of Syria, even they said, The God of Israel is a God of mountains, and not a God of valleys; therefore has he prevailed against us: but if we should fight against them in the plain, verily we shall prevail against them. ²⁴ And do thou this thing: Send away the kings, each one to his place, and set princes in their stead. ²⁵ And we will give thee another army according to the army that was destroyed, and cavalry according to the cavalry, and chariots according to the chariots, and we will fight against them in the plain, and we shall prevail against them. And he hearkened to their voice, and did so. ²⁶ And it came to pass at the return of the year, that the son of Ader reviewed Syria, and went up to Apheca to war against Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jezebel: 1 Kings 21:25, 2 Kings 9:10, 2 Kings 9:30-37

the dogs: Shocking as this must appear to minds that have been humanized by the kindly influence of Christianity, we still find similar instances in the accounts of modern travellers. Mr. Bruce says, that when at Gondar, "the bodies of those killed by the sword were hewn to pieces and scattered about the streets, being denied burial. I was miserable, and almost driven to despair, at seeing my hunting dogs, twice let loose by the carelessness of my servants, bringing into the court-yard the heads and arms of slaughtered men, and which I could no way prevent, but by the destruction of the dogs themselves."

wall: or, ditch.

Reciprocal: Joshua 17:16 - Jezreel 1 Samuel 29:1 - Jezreel 1 Kings 14:11 - that dieth 1 Kings 18:45 - Ahab 2 Kings 9:36 - This is Job 12:21 - poureth Proverbs 28:17 - General Jeremiah 15:3 - I will Jeremiah 16:4 - as dung Jeremiah 22:19 - General Jeremiah 34:20 - and their Revelation 2:20 - that woman

Cross-References

Genesis 20:14
And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife.

Genesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.

Genesis 21:22
And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech spoke, and Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, to Abraam, saying, God is with thee in all things, whatsoever thou mayest do.

Genesis 21:23
Now therefore swear to me by God that thou wilt not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.

Genesis 24:3
and I will adjure thee by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.

Genesis 26:28
And they said, We have surely seen that the Lord was with thee, and we said, Let there be an oath between us and thee, and we will make a covenant with thee,

Genesis 31:44
Now then come, let me make a covenant, both I and thou, and it shall be for a witness between me and thee; and he said to him, Behold, there is no one with us; behold, God is witness between me and thee.

Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraam and the God of Nachor judge between us; and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Deuteronomy 6:13
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve; and thou shalt cleave to him, and by his name thou shalt swear.

Joshua 2:12
And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I deal mercifully with you, so do ye also deal mercifully with the house of my father:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord,.... To Elijah, and by him:

saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel or in the inheritance or portion of Jezreel, as the Targum; Jarchi interprets it, the valley of Jezreel; the fulfilment of this see in 2 Kings 9:30.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying - These are not the words of Elijah, but of the writer, who notes a special prophecy against Jezebel, whose guilt was at least equal to her husband’s.

Wall - The marginal rendering “ditch,” is preferable. There is always in Oriental towns a space outside the walls which lies uncultivated, and which is naturally used for the deposit of refuse of every kind. Here the dogs prowl, and the kites and vultures find many a feast.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. The dogs shall eat Jezebel — This was most literally fulfilled; see 2 Kings 9:36. The carcasses of poor Hindoos, and of persons who have received public punishment, are thrown into the rivers, and floating to the side, are devoured by dogs, vultures, and crows.