1 Kings 21 · Verse 23

1 Kings 21:23

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
1 Kings 21:23, King James Version

1 Kings 21:23 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
WEBThe LORD also spoke of Jezebel, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
ASVAnd of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
YLT‘And also of Jezebel hath Jehovah spoken, saying, The dogs do eat Jezebel in the bulwark of Jezreel;
DARBYAnd of Jezebel also spoke Jehovah saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the moat of Jizreel.
BBEAnd of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.
WebsterAnd of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

What does 1 Kings 21:23 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 The dogs shall eat Jezebel - This was most literally fulfilled; see 2Kgs 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 21:17-29

Blessed Paul complains that he was sold under sin, Ro 7:14, as a poor captive against his will; but Ahab was willing, he sold himself to sin; of choice, and as his own act and deed, he loved the dominion of sin. Jezebel his wife stirred him up to do wickedly. Ahab is reproved, and his sin set before his eyes, by Elijah. That man's condition is very miserable, who has made the word of God his enemy; and very…

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1 Kings 21:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְגַ֨ם\־ve.Gam-and alsoH1571
לְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velof JezebelH348
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.Vimthe dogsH3611
יֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.Luthey will devourH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אִיזֶ֖בֶל'i.Ze.velJezebelH348
בְּחֵ֥לbe.Chelin [the] rampart ofH2426
יִזְרְעֶֽאל\׃yiz.re.'ElJezreelH3157

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 21:23

  • 2 Kings 9:10

    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.

  • 2 Kings 9:30-37

    And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he 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 trode her under foot. …

  • 1 Kings 21:25

    But 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jezebel.
25; 2Ki 9:10,30-37
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.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 21:22

    And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.

  • 1 Kings 21:23

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

  • 1 Kings 21:24

    Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

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1 Kings 21:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De Jezabel también ha hablado Jehová, diciendo: Los perros comerán á Jezabel en la barbacana de Jezreel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et aussi à l’égard de Jézabel, l’ Éternel parla, disant: Les chiens mangeront Jézabel à l’avant-mur de Jizreël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und auch von Isebel hat Jehova geredet und gesprochen: Die Hunde sollen Isebel fressen an der Vormauer von Jisreel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sed et de Jezabel locutus est Dominus, dicens: Canes comedent Jezabel in agro Jezrahel.