2 Kings 9 · Verse 10

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 9:10, King James Version

2 Kings 9:10 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBThe dogs will eat Jezebel on the plot of ground of Jezreel, and there shall be no one to bury her.’” Then he opened the door and fled.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand Jezebel do the dogs eat in the portion of Jezreel, and there is none burying;' and he openeth the door and fleeth.
DARBYAnd the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the plot of Jizreel, and none shall bury her. And he opened the door and fled.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Kings 9:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. in the portion of Jezreel--that is, that had formerly been the vineyard of Naboth.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The dogs shall eat Jezebel - How most minutely was this prophecy fulfilled! See 2Kgs 9:33, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 9:1-10

In these and the like events, we must acknowledge the secret working of God, disposing men to fulfil his purposes respecting them. Jehu was anointed king over Israel, by the Lord's special choice. The Lord still had a remnant of his people, and would yet preserve his worship among them. Of this Jehu was reminded. He was commanded to destroy the house of Ahab, and, as far as he acted in obedience to God, and upon…

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2 Kings 9:10 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.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אִיזֶ֜בֶל'i.Ze.velJezebelH348
יֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.Luthey will devourH398
הַכְּלָבִ֛יםha.ke.la.Vimthe dogsH3611
בְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekin [the] territory ofH2506
יִזְרְעֶ֖אלyiz.re.'ElJezreelH3157
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
קֹבֵ֑רko.Ver[will be one who] buries [her]H6912
וַיִּפְתַּ֥חvai.yif.Tachand he openedH6605
הַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letthe doorH1817
וַיָּנֹֽס\׃vai.ya.Nosand he fledH5127

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 9:10

  • 1 Kings 21:23

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

  • 2 Kings 9:35-36

    And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

  • Jeremiah 22:19

    He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 9:3

    Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

  • Judges 3:26

    And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the dogs.
35,36; 1Ki 21:23; Jer 22:19
he opened.
3; Jud 3:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 9:9

    And 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:

  • 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 9:11

    Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

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2 Kings 9:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á Jezabel comerán perros en el campo de Jezreel, y no habrá quien la sepulte. En seguida abrió la puerta, y echó á huir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et les chiens mangeront Jézabel dans le champ de Jizreël, et il n’y aura personne qui l’enterre. Et il ouvrit la porte et s’enfuit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Isebel aber sollen die Hunde fressen auf dem Ackerstück zu Jisreel, und niemand wird sie begraben. Und er öffnete die Tür und entfloh.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jezabel quoque comedent canes in agro Jezrahel, nec erit qui sepeliat eam. Aperuitque ostium, et fugit.