2 Kings 9:10

9:10 Dogs will devour Jezebel on the plot of ground in Jezreel; she will not be buried.’” ¹  Then he opened the door and ran away.

2 Kings 9:16

9:16 Jehu drove his chariot ²  to Jezreel, for Joram was recuperating ³  there. (Now King Ahaziah of Judah had come down to visit ⁴  Joram.)

2 Kings 9:30

9:30 Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, ⁵  fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.

2 Kings 9:37

9:37 Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the surface of the ground in the plot of land at Jezreel. People will not be able to even recognize her.’” ⁶ 

2 Kings 10:11

10:11 Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.

2 Kings 8:29

8:29 King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians ⁷  in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit ⁸  Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.

[9:10]  ¹ sn Note how the young prophet greatly expands the message Elisha had given to him. In addition to lengthening the introductory formula (by adding “the God of Israel”) and the official declaration that accompanies the act of anointing (by adding “the Lord’s people”), he goes on to tell how Jehu will become king (by a revolt against Ahab’s dynasty), makes it clear that Jehu will be an instrument of divine vengeance, and predicts the utter annihilation of Ahab’s family and the violent death of Jezebel.

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “rode [or, ‘mounted’] and went.”

[9:16]  ³ tn Heb “lying down.”

[9:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “to see.”

[9:30]  ³ tn Heb “she fixed her eyes with antimony.” Antimony (פּוּךְ, pukh) was used as a cosmetic. The narrator portrays her as a prostitute (see Jer 4:30), a role she has played in the spiritual realm (see the note at v. 22).

[9:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “so that they will not say, ‘This is Jezebel.’”

[8:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”

[8:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “to see.”