2 Kings 9:31
And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
2 Kings 9:31 in other translations
| BSB | And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” |
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| WEB | As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?” |
| ASV | And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master’s murderer? |
| YLT | And Jehu hath come into the gate, and she saith, ‘Was there peace to Zimri--slayer of his lord?' |
| DARBY | And when Jehu came in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of his master? |
| BBE | And when Jehu was coming into the town, she said, Is all well, O Zimri, taker of your master's life? |
| Webster | And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? |
What does 2 Kings 9:31 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 9:30-37
Instead of hiding herself, as one afraid of Divine vengeance, Jezebel mocked at fear. See how a heart, hardened against God, will brave it out to the last. There is not a surer presage of ruin, than an unhumbled heart under humbling providences. Let those look at Jezebel's conduct and fate, who use arts to seduce others to commit wickedness, and to draw them aside from the ways of truth and righteousness. Jehu…
2 Kings 9:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 9:31
- 1 Kings 16:9-20
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, …
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1Ki 16:9-20
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Context
- 2 Kings 9:30
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.
- 2 Kings 9:31
And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
- 2 Kings 9:32
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.
2 Kings 9:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como entraba Jehú por la puerta, ella dijo: ¿Sucedió bien á Zimri, que mató á su señor? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jéhu entra dans la porte, et elle dit: Est-ce la paix, Zimri, assassin de son seigneur? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als Jehu in das Tor kam, da sprach sie: Erging es Simri wohl, dem Mörder seines Herrn? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ingredientem Jehu per portam, et ait: Numquid pax potest esse Zambri, qui interfecit dominum suum? |