2 Kings 9 · Verse 37

2 Kings 9:37

And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
2 Kings 9:37, King James Version

2 Kings 9:37 in other translations

BSBAnd Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”
WEBand the body of Jezebel will be as dung on the surface of the field on Jezreel’s land, so that they won’t say, “This is Jezebel.”’”
ASVand the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
YLTand 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.'
DARBYand the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the open field in the plot of Jizreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
BBEAnd the dead body of Jezebel will be like waste dropped on the face of the earth in the heritage of Jezreel; so that they will not be able to say, This is Jezebel.
WebsterAnd the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

What does 2 Kings 9:37 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung - As it was not buried under the earth, but was eaten by the dogs, this saying was also literally fulfilled. They shall not say, This is Jezebel - As she could not be buried, she could have no funeral monument. Though so great a woman by her birth, connections, and alliances, she had not the honor of a tomb! There was not even a solitary stone to say, Here lies Jezebel! not even a mound of earth to designate the place of her sepulture! Judgment is God's strange work; but when he contends, how terrible are his judgments! and when he ariseth to execute judgment, who shall stay his hand? How deep are his counsels, and how terrible are his workings!

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 9:37 in the original Hebrew

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וְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.yatand it will beH1961
נִבְלַ֣תniv.Lat[the] corpse ofH5038
אִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velJezebelH348
כְּדֹ֛מֶןke.Do.menlike dungH1828
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
בְּחֵ֣לֶקbe.Che.lekin [the] territory ofH2506
יִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElJezreelH3157
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.Rupeople will sayH559
זֹ֥אתzotthisH2063
אִיזָֽבֶל\׃\ \פ'i.Za.vel[is] JezebelH348

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Cross references for 2 Kings 9:37

  • Jeremiah 8:2

    And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 16:4

    They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

  • Psalms 83:10

    Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.

  • Jeremiah 25:33

    And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

  • Ecclesiastes 6:3

    If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

  • Isaiah 14:18-20

    All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

  • Jeremiah 9:22

    Speak, Thus saith the Lord, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.

  • Jeremiah 22:19

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

  • Ezekiel 32:23-30

    Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain. There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. …

  • Jeremiah 36:20

    And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

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the carcase.
Ps 83:10; Ec 6:3; Isa 14:18-20; Jer 8:2; 16:4; 22:19; 36:20
Eze 32:23-30

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Context

  • 2 Kings 9:36

    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:

  • 2 Kings 9:37

    And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

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2 Kings 9:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el cuerpo de Jezabel fué cual estiércol sobre la faz de la tierra en la heredad de Jezreel; de manera que nadie pueda decir: Esta es Jezabel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le cadavre de Jézabel sera comme du fumier sur la face des champs, dans le champ de Jizreël, en sorte qu’on ne dira pas: C’est ici Jézabel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und der Leichnam Isebels soll auf dem Grundstück zu Jisreel dem Miste auf dem Felde gleichen, daß man nicht wird sagen können: Das ist Isebel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et erunt carnes Jezabel sicut stercus super faciem terræ in agro Jezrahel, ita ut prætereuntes dicant: Hæccine est illa Jezabel?