1 Kings 21:23 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 21:23

And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’

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ASV

And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

On Naboth the Jezreelite, Chapter 11, 48-49 (397)

Finally, even Jezebel herself was eaten by dogs and the birds of the air, in order to show that the spiritual wickedness becomes the prey of the rich burial. Therefore, flee, rich man, from such an end. But you will flee from such an end if you flee from such a disgrace. Do not be like Ahab, desiring a neighboring possession. Do not let that fatal greed of Jezebel dwell in you, which persuades you with bloodshed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord,.... To Elijah, and by him: saying, the dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel or in the inheritance or portion of Jezreel, as the Targum; Jarchi interprets it, the valley of Jezreel; the fulfilment of this see in 2Ki 9:30.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying - These are not the words of Elijah, but of the writer, who notes a special prophecy against Jezebel, whose guilt was at least equal to her husband’s. Wall - The marginal rendering “ditch,” is preferable. There is always in Oriental towns a space outside the walls which lies uncultivated, and which is naturally used for the deposit of refuse of every kind. Here the dogs prowl, and the kites and vultures find many a feast.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְגַ֨ם־	ve.Gam-	and also	H1571 →
לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל	le.'i.Ze.vel	of Jezebel	H348 →
דִּבֶּ֥ר	di.Ber	he has spoken	H1696 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הַכְּלָבִ֛ים	ha.ke.la.Vim	the dogs	H3611 →
יֹאכְל֥וּ	yo.khe.Lu	they will devour	H398 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אִיזֶ֖בֶל	'i.Ze.vel	Jezebel	H348 →
בְּחֵ֥ל	be.Chel	in [the] rampart of	H2426 →
יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃	yiz.re.'El	Jezreel	H3157 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 21:25
(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
leads to
- Proverbs 22:14
  The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
- 1 Kings 21:20
  When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of…
- 1 Kings 16:30–33
  However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26
  And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is…
- Acts 14:2
  But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
Through
2 Kings 9:10
And 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.
leads to
- 2 Kings 9:35–36
  But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
- 2 Kings 9:3
  Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
- Jeremiah 22:19
  He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Kings