Bible Strands
2 Kings 9:31
And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jezebel speaks to Jehu as he enters the gate of Jezreel, addressing him from a window immediately after his arrival.
The words — The text records זִמְרִי (Zimri) and הֹרֵג (ho-reg), literally translating to "O Zimri, murderer of his master." Jezebel uses this historical epithet as a sarcastic taunt rather than a literal claim of lineage or direct succession.
The thread — The reference points to 1 Kings 16:9, where Zimri assassinated King Elah, providing the scriptural parallel for royal usurpation.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to track how irony operates when prophetic judgment meets entrenched power. It demands attention to the precise moment when historical precedent is weaponized to confront a new ruler.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 16:9 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.