2 Kings 9 · Verse 34

2 Kings 9:34

And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.
2 Kings 9:34, King James Version

2 Kings 9:34 in other translations

BSBThen Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.”
WEBWhen he had come in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.”
ASVAnd when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd he came in, and ate and drank; and he said, Go, look, I pray you, after this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.
BBEAnd he came in, and took food and drink; then he said, Now see to this cursed woman, and put her body into the earth, for she is a king's daughter.
WebsterAnd when he had come in, he ate, and drank, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.

What does 2 Kings 9:34 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 She is a king's daughter - Jezebel was certainly a woman of a very high lineage. She was daughter of the king of Tyre; wife of Ahab, king of Israel; mother of Joram, king of Israel; mother-in-law of Joram, king of Judah; and grandmother of Ahaziah, king of Judah.

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…

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2 Kings 9:34 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.

וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
וַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khaland he ateH398
וַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetand he drankH8354
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
פִּקְדוּ\־pik.du-attend toH6485
נָ֞אna'pleaseH4994
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאֲרוּרָ֤הha.'a.ru.Rahthe accursed [woman]H779
הַזֹּאת֙ha.zoT<the> thisH2063
וְקִבְר֔וּהָve.kiv.Ru.haand bury herH6912
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
בַת\־vat-[was] a daughter ofH1323
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428
הִֽיא\׃Hi'sheH1931

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 9:34

  • 1 Kings 16:31

    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

  • 1 Kings 18:41

    And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

  • Esther 3:15

    The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

  • Matthew 25:41

    Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

  • Amos 6:4

    That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he did eat.
1Ki 18:41; Es 3:15; Am 6:4
this cursed woman.
1Ki 21:25; Pr 10:7; Isa 65:15; Mt 25:41
she is a king's.
1Ki 16:31

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Context

  • 2 Kings 9:33

    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.

  • 2 Kings 9:34

    And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.

  • 2 Kings 9:35

    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.

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2 Kings 9:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entró luego, y después que comió y bebió, dijo: Id ahora á ver aquella maldita, y sepultadla; que es hija de rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il entra, et mangea et but; et il dit: Allez donc voir cette maudite, et enterrez-la, car elle est fille de roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er ging hinein und aß und trank; und er sprach: Sehet doch nach dieser Verfluchten und begrabet sie, denn sie ist eine Königstochter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque introgressus esset ut comederet biberetque, ait: Ite, et videte maledictam illam, et sepelite eam: quia filia regis est.