2 Kings 9:35 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 9:35

But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And they went to bury her,.... The servants of Jehu, according to his orders and instructions: but they found no more of her than the scull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands; the flesh, and even all the rest of her bones, being devoured by dogs, so that there was scarce anything of her to be buried, as in 2Ki 9:10, something similar to this happened to Ascletarion, a mathematician, as related by Suetonius (o). (o) In Vita Domitian. c. 15.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The skull - the feet, and the palms of her hands - The dogs did not eat those parts, say Jarchi and Kimchi, because in her festal dances she danced like a dog, on her hands and feet, wantonly moving her head. What other meaning these rabbins had, I do not inquire. She was, no doubt, guilty of the foulest actions, and was almost too bad to be belied. How literally was the prediction delivered in the preceding book, (1Ki 21:23, The dogs shall eat Jezebel, by the wall of Jezreel), fulfilled!

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
לְקָבְרָ֑הּ	le.ka.ve.Rah	to bury her	H6912 →
וְלֹא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
מָ֣צְאוּ	Ma.tze.'u	they found	H4672 →
בָ֗הּ	Vah	in her
כִּ֧י	ki	that	H3588 →
אִם־	'im-	except	H518 →
הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת	ha.gul.Go.let	the skull	H1538 →
וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם	ve.ha.rag.La.yim	and the feet	H7272 →
וְכַפּ֥וֹת	ve.kha.Pot	and [the] palms of	H3709 →
הַיָּדָֽיִם׃	hai.ya.Da.yim	the hands	H3027 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Acts 12:23
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
leads to
- Acts 10:25–26
  As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
- Psalms 115:1
  Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- Acts 14:14–15
  But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
- 1 Samuel 25:38
  About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
Through
Ecclesiastes 6:3
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial,…
leads to
- Job 3:16
  Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
Through
Jeremiah 22:19
He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
leads to
- Jeremiah 36:30
  Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by…
Through
Job 31:3
Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
leads to
- Job 21:30
  Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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