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2 Kings Chapter
Nine
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 9
In
this chapter we are told that one of the sons of the prophets was sent by
Elisha to anoint Jehu king of Israel
and to order him to smite and destroy the
whole house of Ahab
2 Kings 9:1
which
being done unto him
and the order received by Jehu
he acquainted his captains
with it
2 Kings 9:11
who
set out with him immediately to Jezreel
2 Kings 9:16
where
he slew Joram king of Israel
2 Kings 9:22
and
Ahaziah king of Judah
2 Kings 9:27
and
Jezebel
the widow of Ahab
and mother of Joram
2 Kings 9:30.
2 Kings 9:1 And
Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets
and said to him
“Get yourself ready
take this flask of oil in your hand
and go to Ramoth
Gilead.
YLT
1And Elisha the prophet hath
called to one of the sons of the prophets
and saith to him
`Gird up thy
loins
and take this vial of oil in thy hand
and go to Ramoth-Gilead
And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets
.... Who the
Jews generally sayF11Seder Olam Rabba
c. 18. p. 47. was Jonah the
son of Amittai:
and said
gird up thy loins; his loose and long
garments about his loins
for quicker dispatch in travelling:
and take this box of oil in thine hand; for an use
after directed to:
and go to Ramothgilead; where Joram had left his
army with his captains
to keep the city from the Syrians.
2 Kings 9:2 2 Now when you arrive at
that place
look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi
and
go in and make him rise up from among his associates
and take him to an inner
room.
YLT
2and thou hast gone in
there
and see thou there Jehu son of Jehoshaphat
son of Nimshi
and thou hast
gone in
and caused him to rise out of the midst of his brethren
and brought
him in to the inner part of an inner-chamber
And when thou comest thither
.... To Ramothgilead; but
from whence he went is uncertain
doubtless where there was a school of the
prophets
perhaps that which was erected near Jordan
on the other side of
which lay Ramothgilead
2 Kings 6:1
look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi; the same that
Elijah was ordered to anoint
but it was deferred till now
a reprieve being
granted to Ahab upon his humiliation
1 Kings 19:16
and go in
and make him arise up from among his brethren; the captains
of the army:
and carry him into an inner chamber; a chamber within a
chamber
as in the original; this he was to do for secrecy
that it might not
be seen what he did to Jehu; and lest he should be prevented doing it by the
captains
or be exposed to danger for doing it; since that might be deemed
treason to do what he was to do
and did
as follows.
2 Kings 9:3 3 Then take the flask of
oil
and pour it on his head
and say
‘Thus says the Lord: “I have
anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee
and do not
delay.”
YLT
3and taken the vial of oil
and poured on his head
and said
Thus said Jehovah
I have anointed thee for
king unto Israel; and thou hast opened the door
and fled
and dost not wait.'
Then take the box of oil
and pour it on his head
.... When in
the chamber together alone:
and say
thus saith the Lord
I have anointed thee king over
Israel; which was done
not with the anointing oil in the temple
which
could not be come by; and with which
as Kimchi from their Rabbins says
only
the kings of the house of David were anointed
and they only when there was a
division
or the crown was translated to another family
as was the case now;
but with common oil
or the oil of balsam
such as the prophet had in his
house:
then open the door and flee
and tarry not; lest he
should be examined by the captains
and come into danger; though before he went
out he was to say what is recorded in 2 Kings 9:7.
2 Kings 9:4 4 So the young man
the
servant of the prophet
went to Ramoth Gilead.
YLT
4And the young man goeth --
the young man the prophet -- to Ramoth-Gilead
So the young man
even the young man the prophet
went to
Ramothgilead. It is repeated
that it might be observed that it was a young man
that went
who was more fit for this service than Elisha
partly because of his
age
and partly because he would be less known; as also his age is remarked
this being a bold and daring action in a young man to anoint a new king
as
well as it was honourable; and moreover
he was not only one of the sons of the
prophets
but was a prophet himself
though young
and still a more fit person
for such a service; though the Targum is
a young man
a disciple of the
prophets.
2 Kings 9:5 5 And when he arrived
there
were the captains of the army sitting; and he said
“I have a message
for you
Commander.” Jehu said
“For which one of us?” And he said
“For
you
Commander.”
YLT
5and cometh in
and lo
chiefs of the force are sitting
and he saith
`I have a word unto thee
O
chief!' and Jehu saith
`Unto which of all of us?' and he saith
`Unto thee
O chief.'
And when he came
behold
the captains of the host were sitting
.... Either at
a table
being at dinner
or at a council of war:
and he said
I have an errand unto thee
O captain; looking and
directing his speech to Jehu; or
"I have a word to thee"F12דבר לי אליך
"verbum mihi ad te"
Pagninus
Montanus
Vatablus. ; something to say
to thee
intimating that he desired to speak to him alone:
and Jehu said
unto which of all us? not perhaps at first
thoroughly understanding who he meant; or however was willing to have it
repeated and explained
that it might be manifest to the whole company that he
was intended:
and he said
to thee
O captain; and to him only.
2 Kings 9:6 6 Then he arose and went
into the house. And he poured the oil on his head
and said to him
“Thus says
the Lord
God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord
over Israel.
YLT
6And he riseth and cometh in
to the house
and he poureth the oil on his head
and saith to him
`Thus said
Jehovah
God of Israel
I have anointed thee for king unto the people of
Jehovah
unto Israel
And he arose
and went into the house
.... Into the
inner chamber in it:
and he poured the oil on his head
and said unto him
thus saith
the Lord God of Israel
I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord
even over Israel; for though they were fallen into idolatry
and from the pure
worship of God
yet the Lord had still a right unto them
and as yet he had not
wrote a "Loammi" Hosea 1:9 upon
them; and there were many among them which had not bowed the knee to Baal.
2 Kings 9:7 7 You shall strike down the
house of Ahab your master
that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets
and the blood of all the servants of the Lord
at the hand of Jezebel.
YLT
7and thou hast smitten the
house of Ahab thy lord
and I have required the blood of My servants the
prophets
and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah
from the hand of Jezebel;
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master
.... For Jehu
was one of Ahab's captains
as he was now one of his son's
as appears from 2 Kings 9:25
but
this was to be no objection with him to the destroying of his house
as being
an act of high treason
since he had an order for it from the King of kings
and Lord of lords; which otherwise would have seemed unlawful and criminal
and
what follows will sufficiently vindicate the justice of God in it:
that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets
and the
blood of all the servants of the Lord
at the hand of Jezebel; who killed
the prophets of the Lord
and caused to be put to death Naboth the servant of
the Lord
and now their blood was to be avenged on her and her son Joram
and
all her family.
2 Kings 9:8 8 For the whole house of
Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab all the males in Israel
both
bond and free.
YLT
8and perished hath all the
house of Ahab
and I have cut off to Ahab those sitting on the wall
and
restrained
and left
in Israel
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish
.... Be cut
off by death
and that in a violent manner
not one should escape:
and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall
and him that is shut up and left in Israel; of these phrases; see
Gill on 1 Kings 14:10
1 Kings 21:21
2 Kings 9:9 9 So I will make the house
of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat
and like the house of
Baasha the son of Ahijah.
YLT
9and I have given up the
house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat
and as the house of
Baasha son of Ahijah
And I will make the house of Ahab
The same is threatened;
see Gill on 1 Kings 21:22.
2 Kings 9:10 10 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.
YLT
10and Jezebel do the dogs eat
in the portion of Jezreel
and there is none burying;' and he openeth the door
and fleeth.
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.
2 Kings 9:11 11 Then Jehu came out to the
servants of his master
and one said to him
“Is all well? Why
did this madman come to you?” And he said to them
“You know the man and his
babble.”
YLT
11And Jehu hath gone out unto
the servants of his lord
and [one] saith to him
`Is there peace? wherefore
came this madman unto thee?' and he saith unto them
`Ye have known the man and
his talk.'
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord
.... The rest
of the captains of the army
who served under Joram as he did:
and one said unto him
is all well? one of the captains
the
greatest of them
as Kimchi; he inquired whether he brought any ill news
since
he came and went in such haste:
wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? so profane men
especially the worshippers of Baal
as those captains might be
were wont to
call the prophets of the Lord
because of their habit
their manner of living
and the gestures they sometimes used in prophesying
and especially because of
the things they prophesied of; and even prophets were sometimes called so
because
in the time of their prophesying
they appeared as madmenF13David
de Pomis
Lexic. p. 204. 3.
and in a frenzy:
and he said unto them
ye know the man
and his communication; you saw by his
habit of what profession he is
and you may easily guess what he talked of
as
such men usually do
about religion
and one whimsical thing or another
reproving men for their sins
and telling them what they ought to do; and such
like things you may well imagine he has been talking of to me; you rightly call
him a mad fellow
and you may well suppose his discourse was agreeably to his
character
and not worth relating and hearing; this he said
to put them off
inquiring any further.
2 Kings 9:12 12 And they said
“A lie!
Tell us now.” So he said
“Thus and thus he spoke to me
saying
‘Thus says the
Lord: “I have
anointed you king over Israel.”’”
YLT
12And they say
`False
declare
we pray thee
to us;' and he saith
`Thus and thus spake he unto me
saying
Thus said Jehovah
I have anointed thee for king unto Israel.'
And they said
it is false
tell us now
.... They did
not believe he spoke truth
but concealed from them the real matter; which they
concluded to be of some importance
by the hastiness of the messenger
the
privacy between them
the countenance of Jehu
which discovered thoughtfulness
and concern
and the trifling answer he sought to put them off with; all which
increased their curiosity
and made them urgent and importunate to know the
truth of the matter: and he said:
thus and thus spake he to me; such and such words as
above: and particularly
saying
thus saith the Lord
I have anointed thee king over Israel; and no doubt
told them that he poured oil on his head
and anointed him
and he might show
them the oil.
2 Kings 9:13 13 Then each man hastened to
take his garment and put it under him on the top of the steps; and they
blew trumpets
saying
“Jehu is king!”
YLT
13And they haste and take
each his garment
and put [it] under him at the top of the stairs
and blow
with a trumpet
and say
`Reigned hath Jehu!'
Then they hasted
and took every man his garment
and put it under
him on the top of the stairs
.... That is
under Jehu
that he might be
raised higher
and put on an eminence above them
agreeably to the high rank
and dignity he was raised unto
and which they hereby acknowledged; and that he
might be conspicuous to others: and this was done upon the top of the stairs
the first and highest of them
which led up either to an upper room
or to a
scaffold erected for this purpose; the Targum is
on the degree of hours
a sun
dial
a stone on which were engraven the twelve hours of the day
and which
by
the sun's shadow on it
it might be known what hour it was; and at
or upon
this stone
they laid their clothes
for Jehu to sit upon; not their wearing
apparel
but carpets
or pieces of tapestry
or such like things:
and blew with trumpets
saying
Jehu is king; and they
might come the more easily into such an acknowledgment of him as such
though
he was anointed by one whom they had just called a mad fellow; being not so
well affected to Ahab's family
and having a great respect for Jehu
the chief
commander of the army
and especially being under a particular influence of the
divine Providence
which moved them to take such a step.
2 Kings 9:14 14 So Jehu the son of
Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi
conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had been
defending Ramoth Gilead
he and all Israel
against Hazael king of Syria.
YLT
14And Jehu son of
Jehoshaphat
son of Nimshi
conspireth against Joram -- (and Joram was keeping
in Ramoth-Gilead
he and all Israel
from the presence of Hazael king of Aram
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against
Joram
.... He and the captains with him entered into a confederacy to
depose Joram
and set him up as king:
now Joram had kept Ramothgilead
he and all Israel
because of
Hazael king of Syria; having taken it
he left his army in it
under the command of
his captains
of which Jehu was the chief
to keep it from the king of Syria;
which gave Jehu a fairer opportunity
having the army at his command
and at a
distance from Joram
of forming a conspiracy against him.
2 Kings 9:15 15 But King Joram had
returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted
on him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said
“If you are so
minded
let no one leave or escape from the city to go and tell it
in Jezreel.”
YLT
15and king Joram turneth back
to be healed in Jezreel
of the wounds with which the Aramaeans smite him
in
his fighting with Hazael king of Aram) -- and Jehu saith
`If it is your mind
let not an escaped one go out from the city
to go to declare [it] in Jezreel.'
But King Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel
.... As is
recorded
2 Kings 8:29 and
here repeated for the reason above given:
and Jehu said
if it be your minds; to engage one and all
and heartily
in this conspiracy
and to make me king:
then let none go forth nor escape out of the city
to go to tell
it in Jezreel; that so Joram might be surprised unawares
and have no
opportunity either of fleeing or of preparing for his defence.
2 Kings 9:16 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot
and went to Jezreel
for Joram was laid up there; and Ahaziah king of Judah had
come down to see Joram.
YLT
16And Jehu rideth
and goeth
to Jezreel
for Joram is lying there
and Ahaziah king of Judah hath gone down
to see Joram.
So Jehu rode in a chariot
.... In great pomp and
majesty as a king:
and went to Jezreel: set forward on a march
thither with his captains
and part of his army at least
from Ramothgilead;
which
according to BuntingF14Travels
&c. p. 166.
was twenty
four miles:
for Jordan lay there; to be cured of his
wounds
as before observed:
and Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram; see 2 Kings 8:29.
2 Kings 9:17 17 Now a watchman stood on
the tower in Jezreel
and he saw the company of Jehu as he came
and said
“I
see a company of men.” And Joram said
“Get a horseman and send him to meet
them
and let him say
‘Is it peace?’”
YLT
17And the watchman is
standing on the tower in Jezreel
and seeth the company of Jehu in his coming
and saith
`A company I see;' and Joram saith
`Take a rider and send to meet
them
and let him say
Is there peace?'
And there stood a watchman on the tower of Jezreel
.... Who could
see afar off when an enemy was coming
and his business was to give notice of
it; and especially he was now on his watch tower
because the king was there
and this was necessary for his safety:
and he spied the company of Jehu as he came
and said
I see a
company; a troop of soldiers
though he did not know who they were
and
to whom they belonged
whether they were Syrians or Israelites; which was
reported to the king:
and Joram said
take an horseman
and send to meet them
and let
him say
is it peace? he might fear some ill had befallen his army at Ramothgilead
and the Syrians had got the advantage of them; or they had made an irruption
into his country
and were coming to attack him at Jezreel; or there was an
insurrection among his own people.
2 Kings 9:18 18 So the horseman went to
meet him
and said
“Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said
“What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.” So the watchman
reported
saying
“The messenger went to them
but is not coming back.”
YLT
18and the rider on the horse
goeth to meet him
and saith
`Thus said the king
Is there peace?' and Jehu
saith
`What -- to thee and to peace? turn round behind me.' And the watchman
declareth
saying
`The messenger came unto them
and he hath not returned.'
So there went one on horseback to meet him
and said
thus saith
the king
is it peace?.... Are things well in the army
or any disturbance in the
kingdom? are you come as friends or enemies?
and Jehu said
what hast thou to do with peace? or to ask
such a question:
turn thee behind me; which he was obliged to
do
Jehu having such a company of soldiers with him; and this he did
that he
might carry no tidings to Joram
that he might not know as yet who he and his
company were:
and the watchman told
saying
the messenger came to them
but he
cometh not again; of this he sent word to the king what he had observed.
2 Kings 9:19 19 Then he sent out a second
horseman who came to them
and said
“Thus says the king: ‘Is it
peace?’” And Jehu answered
“What have you to do with peace? Turn around and
follow me.”
YLT
19And he sendeth a second
rider on a horse
and he cometh in unto them
and saith
`Thus said the king
Is there peace?' and Jehu saith
`What -- to thee and to peace? turn round
behind me.'
Then he sent out a second on horseback
which came to them
and
said
.... The same as the first messenger did
and had the same
answer
and was bid to do the same as in the preceding verse.
2 Kings 9:20 20 So the watchman reported
saying
“He went up to them and is not coming back; and the driving is
like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi
for he drives furiously!”
YLT
20And the watchman declareth
saying
`He came unto them
and he hath not returned
and the driving [is] like
the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi
for with madness he driveth.'
And the watchman told
saying
he came even unto them
and cometh
not again
.... Was detained
as the other was:
and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for
coming
nearer
the watchman could discern the manner of his driving:
for he driveth furiously; in great haste
making
much speed
being a man of a very warm and active spirit; and now being eager
to come up with Joram
and seize him unprepared
and ascend the throne; the
Targum is the reverse
"for
he driveth quietly or slowly
'being desirous of drawing Joram out of the city
and get him into his hands
and slay him
that he might not have the trouble of
besieging the place
which was able to hold out some time against him; and
besides
he remembered the prophecy of Elisha
that Naboth's blood would be
requited in the field of Jezreel
2 Kings 9:26
and
therefore was desirous of drawing him out of the city
in order to slay him
there.
2 Kings 9:21 21 Then Joram said
“Make
ready.” And his chariot was made ready. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah
king of Judah went out
each in his chariot; and they went out to meet Jehu
and met him on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
YLT
21And Jehoram saith
`Harness;' and his chariot is harnessed
and Jehoram king of Israel goeth out
and Ahaziah king of Judah
each in his chariot
and they go out to meet Jehu
and find him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
And Joram said
make ready
.... The chariot
put to
the horses; bind them
as the word signifies
to the chariot:
and his chariot was made ready; by his servants immediately:
and Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out
each
in his chariot; not both in the same chariot
but each in his own
for the sake
of greater magnificence:
and they went out against Jehu; not in an hostile
manner
for they had no notion of him as an enemy; though it is much they had
no suspicion of him by his detaining the messengers; but Joram perhaps thought
he was desirous of delivering his message himself; and in honour to him
and
also being eager to know what it was
went out to meet him:
and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite; which had
been his
and where
or near it
he was stoned
and his blood shed; a very
inauspicious place to meet him in.
2 Kings 9:22 22 Now it happened
when
Joram saw Jehu
that he said
“Is it peace
Jehu?” So he answered
“What
peace
as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are
so many?”
YLT
22And it cometh to pass
at
Jehoram's seeing Jehu
that he saith
`Is there peace
Jehu?' and he saith
`What [is] the peace
while the whoredoms of Jezebel thy mother
and her
witchcrafts
are many?'
And it came to pass
when Joram saw
Jehu
that he said
is it
peace
Jehu?.... Have things gone well at Ramothgilead? art thou come in
triumph from thence? or obliged to fly from the Syrians? or art thou come in a
peaceable
or in an hostile manner to me?
and he answered
what peace; canst thou expect at
home or abroad
from me or others:
so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts
are so many? which may be understood both literally of corporeal whoredom
and diabolical arts she was addicted to
and figuratively of idolatry
often
called whoredom in Scripture
and of the wicked arts and methods she made use
of to inveigle and entice persons into it; and both these very often went
together; see Nahum 3:4 and of
which Joram was guilty
at least in part; he connived at all in her
and did
not attempt to restrain her
and therefore had no claim to peace
protection
and safety.
2 Kings 9:23 23 Then Joram turned around
and fled
and said to Ahaziah
“Treachery
Ahaziah!”
YLT
23And Jehoram turneth his
hands
and fleeth
and saith unto Ahaziah
`Deceit
O Ahaziah!'
And Joram turned his hand
and fled
.... Taking hold of the
horses' reins with it to turn them
or by the motion of it directing the
charioteer to turn them back towards Jezreel
whither he fled:
and said to Ahaziah
there is treachery
O Ahaziah; a conspiracy
formed
and rebellion raised by the captains
at the head of which he supposed
Jehu was.
2 Kings 9:24 24 Now Jehu drew his bow with
full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his
heart
and he sank down in his chariot.
YLT
24And Jehu hath filled his
hand with a bow
and smiteth Jehoram between his arms
and the arrow goeth out
from his heart
and he boweth down in his chariot.
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength
.... To give
the arrow all the force he could:
and smote Jehoram between his arms; that is
between his
shoulders
his back being turned to him
and the chariot an open one:
and the arrow went out at his heart: quite through him:
and he sunk down in his chariot; and died immediately.
2 Kings 9:25 25 Then Jehu said to
Bidkar his captain
“Pick him up
and throw him into the tract of
the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember
when you and I were riding
together behind Ahab his father
that the Lord laid this burden upon
him:
YLT
25And [Jehu] saith unto
Bidkar his captain
`Lift up
cast him into the portion of the field of Naboth
the Jezreelite -- for
remember
I and thou were riding together after Ahab his
father
and Jehovah lifted upon him this burden:
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain
.... Not
Joram's
but Jehu's captain
though he had been the former's
and his father
Ahab's also:
take up
and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the
Jezreelite; near to which they were:
for remember how that
when I and thou rode together after Ahab
his father; either in the same chariot
or on horseback side by side
his
guards or retinue following him two and two:
the Lord laid this burden upon him; this heavy denunciation
of vengeance by Elijah the prophet; and they being together
and pretty near
heard it
as he might remember
which follows.
2 Kings 9:26 26 ‘Surely I saw yesterday
the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons
’ says the Lord
‘and I will
repay you in this plot
’ says the Lord. Now therefore
take and
throw him on the plot of ground
according to the word of the Lord.”
YLT
26Have I not the blood of
Naboth and the blood of his sons seen yesternight -- the affirmation of Jehovah
-- yea
I have recompensed to thee in this portion -- the affirmation of
Jehovah; -- and now
lift up
cast him into the portion
according to the word
of Jehovah.'
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth
.... These are
the words of the Lord to Elijah the day after Naboth was put to death:
and the blood of his sons
said the Lord; who were put
to death with him
that there might be no heirs to the estate:
and I will requite thee in this place: take
vengeance here
as he now did on his son:
now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground
according to the word of the Lord; whereby it would be
fulfilled
see 1 Kings 21:19
more
is here recited than there
which Jehu well remembered.
2 Kings 9:27 27 But when Ahaziah king of Judah
saw this
he fled by the road to Beth Haggan.[a] So Jehu
pursued him
and said
“Shoot him also in the chariot.” And they shot him
at the Ascent of Gur
which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to Megiddo
and died
there.
YLT
27And Ahaziah king of Judah
hath seen
and fleeth the way of the garden-house
and Jehu pursueth after him
and saith
`Smite him -- also him -- in the chariot
' in the going up to Gur
that [is] Ibleam
and he fleeth to Megiddo
and dieth there
But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this
.... That
Joram was slain:
he fled by the way of the garden house
which perhaps
stood upon the spot where Naboth's vineyard was
turned into a garden by Ahab:
and Jehu followed after him; as far as Samaria
where
he was hid
2 Chronicles 22:9
and said
smite him also in the chariot; this order he
gave to his soldiers
to do to him as he had done to Joram: and they did so:
at the going up to Gur
which is by Ibleam; a city in the
tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 17:11
and he fled to Megiddo; after he was wounded;
another city in the same tribe
Joshua 17:11
and died there; at Megiddo; though some think that from
thence he was had by his servants to Samaria
and there hid
and
being found
was brought from thence to Jezreel
where he was slain
and died. Jehu was
ordered to destroy the whole house of Ahab
and Ahaziah was of that house by his
mother's side
and walked in the way of it
and was in conjunction with it
and
perished therewith; this
though here recorded
was after the death of Jezebel
and of the seventy sons of Ahab
and of the brethren of Ahaziah.
2 Kings 9:28 28 And his servants carried
him in the chariot to Jerusalem
and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in
the City of David.
YLT
28and his servants carry him
in a chariot to Jerusalem
and bury him in his burying-place
with his fathers
in the city of David.
And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem
.... With the
leave of Jehu
because he was the grandson of Jehoshaphat
a sincere worshipper
of God
2 Chronicles 22:9
and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of
David; see 1 Kings 22:50.
2 Kings 9:29 29 In the eleventh year of
Joram the son of Ahab
Ahaziah had become king over Judah.
YLT
29And in the eleventh year of
Joram son of Ahab reign did Ahaziah over Judah.
And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to
reign over Judah. In 2 Kings 8:25
it is
said to be in the twelfth year of his reign; it was at the close of the
eleventh
and the beginning of the twelfth; or he began to reign with his
father in the eleventh as here
and in the twelfth as there
when his father
was dead.
2 Kings 9:30 30 Now when Jehu had come to
Jezreel
Jezebel heard of it; and she put paint on her eyes and adorned
her head
and looked through a window.
YLT
30And Jehu cometh in to
Jezreel
and Jezebel hath heard
and putteth her eyes in paint and maketh right
her head
and looketh out through the window.
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel
Jezebel heard of it
.... And of
what he had done to Joram:
and she painted her face; or put
"stibium" on her eyes; a sort of paint
to make them look beautiful
perhaps the same with powder of lead ore
the Moors now use to tinge their
eyebrows with
and make them look black
which they reckon graceful; see Gill
on Ezekiel 23:40
this
custom now obtains among the white Indians
who
to heighten the lustre of
their complexion
and render their eyes more languishing
put a little black
about themF14Agreement of Customs between East Indians and Jews
art. 15. p. 65. :
and tired her head; dressed her head in the most elegant
manner; not with a view to tempt Jehu
which she could not expect
being an
aged woman; but for grandeur and majesty
and in the pride and haughtiness of
her spirit
which she retained to the last
and resolved to keep up and show in
her extremity and calamity:
and looked out at a window; in a bravado
as
fearless of Jehu
and to dash him out of countenance if she could; or she might
hope
by such a graceful and majestic appearance she made
that he would be
moved to spare her life; though this does not so well agree with what follows
as the former.
2 Kings 9:31 31 Then
as Jehu entered at
the gate
she said
“Is it peace
Zimri
murderer of your master?”
YLT
31And Jehu hath come into the
gate
and she saith
`Was there peace [to] Zimri -- slayer of his lord?'
And as Jehu entered in at the gate
.... Either of the city
of Jezreel
or of the king's palace:
she said
had Zimri peace
who slew his master? Elah the son
of Baasha king of Israel; no
he had not; he reigned but seven days
and
being
besieged
burnt the king's house over him
and died
1 Kings 16:10
suggesting that the like would be his fate
who had slain his master Joram; or
the words may be rendered
"O Zimri
the slayer of his master";
calling Jehu so
because of his likeness to Zimri.
2 Kings 9:32 32 And he looked up at the
window
and said
“Who is on my side? Who?” So two or three
eunuchs looked out at him.
YLT
32And he lifteth up his face
unto the window
and saith
`Who [is] with me? -- who?' and look out unto him
do two [or] three eunuchs;
And he lifted up his face to the window
.... On
hearing the above words:
and said
who is on my side
who? and will assist in
taking vengeance on this haughty
imperious
and abusive woman:
and there looked out to him two or three eunuchs; who used to
wait on her
as such did on women of quality
and attend them in their
bedchambers; these
by their looks
signified they were ready to do any thing
Jehu should direct them
Jezebel having been
perhaps
a very cruel mistress to
them
and so was hated by them; and they might hope
by pleasing Jehu
to be
continued at court in their office.
2 Kings 9:33 33 Then he said
“Throw her
down.” So they threw her down
and some of her blood spattered on the
wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot.
YLT
33And he saith
`Let her go;'
and they let her go
and [some] of her blood is sprinkled on the wall
and on
the horses
and he treadeth her down.
And he said
throw her down
.... Out of the window
upon the ground:
so they threw her down; took her up
and cast
her headlong
as they were bid:
and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall; of the palace
where she was:
and on the horses; which drew the chariot of Jehu:
and he trod her underfoot; with his horses;
according to Kimchi
her sentence
and so her death
was stoning
as a retaliation
of Naboth; for stoning was done two ways
both by casting down persons on
stones
and by casting stones upon them; see Gill on Acts 7:58.
2 Kings 9:34 34 And when he had gone in
he ate and drank. Then he said
“Go now
see to this accursed woman
and
bury her
for she was a king’s daughter.”
YLT
34And he cometh in
and
eateth
and drinketh
and saith
`Look after
I pray you
this cursed one
and
bury her
for she [is] a king's daughter.'
And when he was come in
.... To the palace:
he did eat and drink; to refresh himself after
so long a march
and doing such execution:
and said
go see now this cursed woman; who had been
the means of bringing a curse on Israel through her idolatry
and upon Ahab and
his family
and upon herself
body and soul
being cursed of God and of men:
and bury her; forgetting the prophecy concerning her
though afterwards he remembered it:
for she is a king's daughter: the daughter of Ethbaal
king of the Zidonians
1 Kings 16:31 and
therefore
in honour to royal dignity
though a cursed woman
he ordered the
interment of her; or "though" she is the daughter of one of the kings
of the nations of the world
as Kimchi
yet honour must be given to whom it is
due.
2 Kings 9:35 35 So they went to bury her
but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her
hands.
YLT
35And they go to bury her
and have not found of her except the skull
and the feet
and the palms of the
hands.
And they went to bury her
.... The servants of
Jehu
according to his orders and instructions:
but they found no more of her than the scull
and the feet
and
the palms of her hands; the flesh
and even all the rest of her bones
being devoured by
dogs
so that there was scarce anything of her to be buried
as in 2 Kings 9:10
something similar to this happened to Ascletarion
a mathematician
as related
by SuetoniusF15In Vita Domitian. c. 15. .
2 Kings 9:36 36 Therefore they came back
and told him. And he said
“This is the word of the Lord
which He
spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite
saying
‘On the plot of ground
at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel;[b]
YLT
36And they turn back
and
declare to him
and he saith
`The word of Jehovah it [is]
that He spake by
the hand of this servant Elijah the Tishbite
saying
In the portion of Jezreel
do the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel
Wherefore they came again
and told him
.... How
things were
and what only could be found of Jezebel:
and he said
this is the word of the Lord; or the
fulfilment of it:
which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite
saying; as in 1 Kings 21:23.
2 Kings 9:37 37 and the corpse of Jezebel
shall be as refuse on the surface of the field
in the plot at Jezreel
so that
they shall not say
“Here lies Jezebel.”’”
YLT
37and the carcase of Jezebel
hath been as dung on the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel
that they
say not
This [is] Jezebel.'
And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the
field in the portion of Jezreel
.... For upon this spot her carcass fell
when thrown out of the window of the king's palace
and here it was left; for
the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite
which was in the portion of Jezreel
was
next to the palace
1 Kings 21:1
there
seems to be some allusion to her name Jezebel
which signifies "where is
dung?"
so that they shall not say
this is Jezebel; there being
nothing left of her to be seen or pointed to
nor any grave nor monument over
it on which was such an inscription
here lies Jezebel; or that might lead
posterity to say
this is Jezebel's grave. Now though the words of this verse
are not recorded elsewhere
as the words of the Lord
by Elijah
yet as Jehu
was present when they were spoken
and within the hearing of them
he now
remembered them
and could repeat them
these circumstances bringing them fresh
to his mind.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
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