Verse 9

2 Kings 9:9

New Living Translation

☆ Favorite ✓ Bookmark

← Previous Verse Back to Chapter Compare Translations Next Verse →

9 I will destroy the family of Ahab as I destroyed the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and of Baasha son of Ahijah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/נָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כְּ/בֵ֖ית יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֑ט וּ/כְ/בֵ֖ית בַּעְשָׁ֥א בֶן אֲחִיָּֽה

English Translation

And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

✓ Bookmark

Done.

Chapter 9 Context

1 Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. “Get ready to travel,”... Focus ↗

2 and find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him into a private room away from his friends, Focus ↗

3 and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you to be the king... Focus ↗

4 So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead. Focus ↗

5 When he arrived there, he found Jehu sitting around with the other army officers. “I have a message... Focus ↗

6 So Jehu left the others and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over Jehu’s h... Focus ↗

7 You are to destroy the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder of my prop... Focus ↗

8 The entire family of Ahab must be wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants, slave... Focus ↗

9 I will destroy the family of Ahab as I destroyed the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and of Baasha...

10 Dogs will eat Ahab’s wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her.” Then th... Focus ↗

11 Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is eve... Focus ↗

12 “You’re hiding something,” they said. “Tell us.” So Jehu told them, “He said to me, ‘This is what th... Focus ↗

13 Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu... Focus ↗

14 So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, led a conspiracy against King Joram. (Now Joram had been... Focus ↗

15 But King Joram was wounded in the fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds.) So J... Focus ↗

16 Then Jehu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. Ki... Focus ↗

17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “... Focus ↗

18 So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, “The king wants to know if you are coming in peace.” J... Focus ↗

19 So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode up to them and said, “The king wants to know if you... Focus ↗

20 The watchman exclaimed, “The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu... Focus ↗

21 “Quick! Get my chariot ready!” King Joram commanded. Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of J... Focus ↗

22 King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as... Focus ↗

23 Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!” Focus ↗

24 But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank... Focus ↗

25 Jehu said to Bidkar, his officer, “Throw him into the plot of land that belonged to Naboth of Jezree... Focus ↗

26 ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the LORD, for the murder of... Focus ↗

27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode... Focus ↗

28 His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City... Focus ↗

29 Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab. Focus ↗

30 When Jezebel, the queen mother, heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fix... Focus ↗

31 When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, “Have you come in peace, you murderer?... Focus ↗

32 Jehu looked up and saw her at the window and shouted, “Who is on my side?” And two or three eunuchs... Focus ↗

33 “Throw her down!” Jehu yelled. So they threw her out the window, and her blood spattered against the... Focus ↗

34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Afterward he said, “Someone go and bury this curse... Focus ↗

35 But when they went out to bury her, they found only her skull, her feet, and her hands. Focus ↗

36 When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spok... Focus ↗

37 Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 9 (37 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

Compare This Verse Across Bibles

Navigate Verse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37