2Ki 9:25-37 | NASB2020 | STEP | And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer , “ Pick him up and throw him on the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite ; for remember , when you and I were riding together after his father Ahab , that the Lord brought this pronouncement against him:

2 Kings 9:25-37

25 And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and ^athrow him on the ^{▼▼Lit portion}property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when ^{▼▼Lit I and you}you and I were riding together after his father Ahab, that the ^dLord brought this ^epronouncement against him: 26 ‘ ^fI have certainly seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ declares the Lord, ‘and ^gI will repay you on this ^{▼▼Lit portion}property,’ declares the Lord. Now then, pick him up and throw him on the ^{▼▼Lit portion}property, in accordance with the word of the Lord.”

Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

27 ^jWhen Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by way of the garden house. But Jehu pursued him and said, “ ^{▼▼Lit strike}Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at ^lIbleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 ^mThen his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David.

29 Now in ⁿthe eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it, and ^oshe put makeup on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked down through the window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “ ^pIs your intention peace, Zimri, his master’s murderer?” 32 Then he raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is with me, who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

Jezebel Is Killed

33 Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her underfoot. 34 When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, “See now to ^qthis cursed woman and bury her, for ^rshe is a king’s daughter.” 35 So they went to bury her, but they found nothing of her except the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Therefore they returned and informed him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘ ^sOn the ^{▼▼Lit portion}property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and ^uthe corpse of Jezebel will be like dung on the face of the field in the ^{▼▼Lit portion}property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”