2 Kings 9:36
in 2 Kings 9So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;
KJV
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:
⋯
This verse in 2 Kings 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This is the word of the Lord--(See 1Ki 21:23). Jehu's statement, however, was not a literal but a paraphrased quotation of Elijah's prophecy.
This site's exposition
by his servant Elijah the Tishbite
on 2 Kings 9:36-37
Jehu names the word and the man who spoke it, this is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, closing a sentence Elijah first pronounced at Naboth's vineyard and the narrator had already echoed once at Ahab's own death. The formula runs through three condemned houses in this book, Jeroboam's, Baasha's, and now Ahab's, and here alone the text spells out that not even a grave will hold Jezebel's name, so that they shall not say, this is Jezebel. Revelation 2:20 later carries that same name out of Jezreel entirely and gives it to a teacher inside a church at Thyatira, the same seduction under a borrowed title.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Jehu, who had seen the woman who had spoken to him and had recognized her to be Jezebel, ordered the eunuchs who were beside her to throw her out of the window, and they immediately threw her with force and spattered the wall with her …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the L ORD , at the hand of Jezebel.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:95%@v7
Wherefore they came again, and told him,.... How things were, and what only could be found of Jezebel: and he said, this is the word of the Lord; or the fulfilment of it: which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying; as in 1Ki 21:23.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ | vaiyashuvu | and they returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ | vaiyagidu | and they told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לוֹ֒ | lo | to him | ||
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דְּבַר־ | devar- | [is] [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| ה֔וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבֶּ֗ר | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עַבְדּ֛וֹ | avdo | servant his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ | ʾeliyahu | Elijah | H452 → | 71 times |
| הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י | hatishbi | the Tishbite | H8664 → | 6 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| בְּחֵ֣לֶק | bechelek | in [the] territory of | H2506 → | 67 times |
| יִזְרְעֶ֔אל | yizreel | Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
| יֹאכְל֥וּ | yokhelu | they will devour | H398 → | 810 times |
| הַכְּלָבִ֖ים | hakelavim | the dogs | H3611 → | 32 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּשַׂ֥ר | besar | [the] flesh of | H1320 → | 270 times |
| אִיזָֽבֶל׃ | ʾizavel | Jezebel | H348 → | 22 times |
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮and they returned
vaiyashuvuH7725 →1056 times
וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּand they told
vaiyagiduH5046 →370 times
לוֹ֒to him
lo
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
דְּבַר־[is] [the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
ה֔וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
דִּבֶּ֗רhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
בְּיַד־by [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
עַבְדּ֛וֹservant his
avdoH5650 →799 times
אֵלִיָּ֥הוּElijah
ʾeliyahuH452 →71 times
הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יthe Tishbite
hatishbiH8664 →6 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
בְּחֵ֣לֶקin [the] territory of
bechelekH2506 →67 times
יִזְרְעֶ֔אלJezreel
yizreelH3157 →36 times
יֹאכְל֥וּthey will devour
yokheluH398 →810 times
הַכְּלָבִ֖יםthe dogs
hakelavimH3611 →32 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּשַׂ֥ר[the] flesh of
besarH1320 →270 times
אִיזָֽבֶל׃Jezebel
ʾizavelH348 →22 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:32
See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
- Deuteronomy 12:32
Through
2 Kings 14:25This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 3:17
The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
- Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
- 1 Kings 8:65
So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more…
- Joshua 19:13
From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
- Matthew 12:39–40
Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- Deuteronomy 3:17
Through
2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 13:26
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all…
- Nehemiah 13:26
Through
1 Kings 21:23And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
it leads to
- 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.
- 2 Kings 9:10
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies2
On this verse
On this chapter
About 2 Kings

Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomElijahThe Tishbite who shut heaven for three years and a half, called down fire on Carmel, heard the still small voice at Horeb, and wen…
- PersonDivided kingdomJezebelSidonian princess and Ahab's queen who institutionalized Baal worship in Israel, ordered Elijah's death after Carmel, and engineer…
- PersonDivided kingdomJehuThe furious-driving commander anointed at Elisha's order who purged the house of Ahab and Baal from Israel — zealous for the LORD,…
- PlaceNorthern IsraelJezreelAhab's summer capital beside Naboth's vineyard; the city of the dogs' prophecy, where Jezebel fell and Jehu's wheels rolled.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 9:32; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
