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Contemporary English Version

2 Kings 9:10

As for Jezebel, her body will be eaten by dogs in the town of Jezreel. There won't be enough left of her to bury." Then the young prophet opened the door and ran out.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Burial;   Church and State;   Enthusiasm;   Jehu;   Jezebel;   Prophecy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jezebel;   Queens;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Burial;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jezebel;   Jezreel;   Ramoth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Elisha;   Jehu;   Ramoth-gilead;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kings, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elijah;   Jezebel;   Jezreel, Blood of;   Jezreel, Portion of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Burial;   Dog;   Elijah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Jehu;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dog;   Government;   Jehu;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahab ;   Jehu ;   Jezebel ;   Jezreel ;   Ramoth Gilead ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jehu;   Jezebel;   Jezreel;   Ramothgilead;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jehu;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehu;   Jezebel;   Saul;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dog;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel—no one will bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and escaped.
Hebrew Names Version
The dogs shall eat Izevel in the portion of Yizre`el, and there shall be none to bury her. He opened the door, and fled.
King James Version
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
English Standard Version
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.
New Century Version
The dogs will eat Jezebel at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.'" Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away.
New English Translation
Dogs will devour Jezebel on the plot of ground in Jezreel; she will not be buried.'" Then he opened the door and ran away.
Amplified Bible
'And the dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then he opened the door and fled.
New American Standard Bible
'The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and no one will bury her.'" Then he opened the door and fled.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the dogges shall eate Iezebel in the fielde of Izreel, and there shalbe none to burie her. And he opened the doore, and fled.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the property of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.'" Then he opened the door and fled.
Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover, the dogs will eat Izevel in the dumping-ground of Yizre‘el, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then he opened the door and fled.
Darby Translation
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the plot of Jizreel, and none shall bury her. And he opened the door and fled.
Easy-to-Read Version
The dogs will eat Jezebel in the area of Jezreel, and she will not be buried.'" Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away.
George Lamsa Translation
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the inheritance of Naboth in Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door and fled.
Good News Translation
Jezebel will not be buried; her body will be eaten by dogs in the territory of Jezreel.'" After saying this, the young prophet left the room and fled.
Lexham English Bible
The dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there shall not be anyone to bury her.'" Then he opened the door and fled.
Literal Translation
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel. And there shall be none to bury her . And he opened the door and fled.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ye dogges shall eate vp Iesabel vpon the felde at Iesrael, and noman shall burye her. And he opened the dore, and fled.
American Standard Version
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
Bible in Basic English
And Jezebel will become food for the dogs in the heritage of Jezreel, and there will be no one to put her body into the earth. Then, opening the door, he went in flight.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And as for Iezabel, the dogges shall eate her in the fielde of Iezrahel, and there shalbe none to burie her. And he opened the doore, and fled.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.' And he opened the door, and fled.
King James Version (1611)
And the dogges shal eate Iezebel in the portion of Iezreel, and there shal be none to burie her. And he opened the doore, and fled.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
English Revised Version
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
Berean Standard Bible
And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also doggis schulen ete Jezabel in the feeld of Jezrael; and `noon schal be that schal birie hir. And `the child openyde the dore, and fledde.
Young's Literal Translation
and Jezebel do the dogs eat in the portion of Jezreel, and there is none burying;' and he openeth the door and fleeth.
Update Bible Version
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and [there shall be] none to bury [her]. And he opened the door, and fled.
World English Bible
The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. He opened the door, and fled.
New King James Version
The dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her."' And he opened the door and fled.
New Living Translation
Dogs will eat Ahab's wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her." Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
New Life Bible
The dogs will eat Jezebel in the land of Jezreel. No one will bury her.'" Then he opened the door and ran away.
New Revised Standard
The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and no one shall bury her." Then he opened the door and fled.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as for Jezebel, the dogs shall eat her , in the town-land of Jezreel, there being none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the dogs shall eat Jezabel, in the field of Jezrahel, and there shall be no one to bury her. And he opened the door and fled.
Revised Standard Version
And the dogs shall eat Jez'ebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her." Then he opened the door, and fled.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her."' Then he opened the door and fled.

Contextual Overview

1 One day, Elisha called for one of the other prophets and said: Take this bottle of olive oil and get ready to go to the town of Ramoth in Gilead. 2 When you get there, find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Take him to a place where the two of you can be alone, 3 then pour olive oil on his head to show that he is the new king. Say to him, "The Lord has chosen you to be king of Israel." Then leave quickly—don't wait around for anything! 4 The young prophet left for Ramoth. 5 When he arrived, the army officers were meeting together. "Sir, I have a message for you," he said. "For which one of us?" Jehu asked. "You, sir," the prophet answered. 6 So Jehu got up and went inside. The prophet poured olive oil on Jehu's head and told him: The Lord God of Israel has this message for you: "I am the Lord , and I have chosen you to be king of my people Israel. 7 I want you to wipe out the family of Ahab, so Jezebel will be punished for killing the prophets and my other servants. 8 Every man and boy in Ahab's family must die, whether slave or free. 9 His whole family must be destroyed, just like the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. 10 As for Jezebel, her body will be eaten by dogs in the town of Jezreel. There won't be enough left of her to bury." Then the young prophet opened the door and ran out.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the dogs: 2 Kings 9:35, 2 Kings 9:36, 1 Kings 21:23, Jeremiah 22:19

he opened: 2 Kings 9:3, Judges 3:26

Reciprocal: Joshua 17:16 - Jezreel Jeremiah 16:4 - as dung

Cross-References

Genesis 8:1
God did not forget about Noah and the animals with him in the boat. So God made a wind blow, and the water started going down.
Genesis 9:1
God said to Noah and his sons: I am giving you my blessing. Have a lot of children and grandchildren, so people will live everywhere on this earth.
Genesis 9:5
I created humans to be like me, and I will punish any animal or person that takes a human life. If an animal kills someone, that animal must die. And if a person takes the life of another, that person must be put to death.
Genesis 9:15
I will remember my promise to you and to all other living creatures. Never again will I let floodwaters destroy all life.
Genesis 9:16
When I see the rainbow in the sky, I will always remember the promise that I have made to every living creature.
Psalms 145:9
You are good to everyone, and you take care of all your creation.
Jonah 4:11
In that city of Nineveh there are more than a hundred twenty thousand people who cannot tell right from wrong, and many cattle are also there. Don't you think I should be concerned about that big city?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel,.... Or in the field of Jezreel; the Targum is, the inheritance of Jezreel; this is also threatened, 1 Kings 21:23

and [there shall be] none to bury her; or nothing of her to bury, as Kimchi, all being eaten up but her skull, feet, and the palms of her hands, see 2 Kings 9:35

and he opened the door, and fled; that is, the young man of the sons of the prophets, as soon as he had said the above words, as he was ordered, lest he should be taken up for a traitor.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 9:10. The dogs shall eat Jezebel — How most minutely was this prophecy fulfilled! See 2 Kings 9:33, &c.


 
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