Bible Strands
2 Kings 9:36
So 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Messengers return to Jehu after attempting to bury Jezebel and report finding only skeletal remains. Jehu identifies the discovery as the direct fulfillment of a declaration from Yahweh delivered through Elijah.
The words — דְּבַר־יְהוָה (de.var-Yah.weh) translates literally to "word of Yahweh," and דִּבֶּר (di.Ber) means "he spoke," establishing the event as a recorded divine utterance rather than human interpretation.
The thread — The declaration directly references the earlier prophecy in 1 Kings 21:23, where Yahweh speaks through Elijah regarding Jezebel's fate at Jezreel.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that political authority cannot nullify prophetic declarations, and that divine words operate as binding historical records rather than conditional forecasts.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 21:23 And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’
- Leviticus 8:36 So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.
- 2 Samuel 12:25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
- 2 Kings 14:25 This 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 Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.