2 Kings 9:31

9:31 When Jehu came through the gate, she said, “Is everything all right, Zimri, murderer of his master?” ¹ 

2 Kings 9:34

9:34 He went inside and had a meal. ²  Then he said, “Dispose of this accursed woman’s corpse. Bury her, for after all, she was a king’s daughter.” ³ 

2 Kings 11:11

11:11 The royal bodyguard ⁴  took their stations, each holding his weapon in his hand. They lined up from the south side of the temple to the north side and stood near the altar and the temple, surrounding the king. ⁵ 

2 Kings 13:3

13:3 The Lord was furious with ⁶  Israel and handed them over to ⁷  King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael’s son Ben Hadad for many years. ⁸ 

2 Kings 14:15

14:15 The rest of the events of Jehoash’s ⁹  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁰ 

2 Kings 24:15

24:15 He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king’s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land. ¹¹ 

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¹ sn Jezebel associates Jehu with another assassin, Zimri, who approximately 44 years before had murdered King Elah, only to meet a violent death just a few days later (1 Kgs 16:9-20). On the surface Jezebel’s actions seem contradictory. On the one hand, she beautifies herself as if to seduce Jehu, but on the other hand, she insults and indirectly threatens him with this comparison to Zimri. Upon further reflection, however, her actions reveal a clear underlying motive. She wants to retain her power, not to mention her life. By beautifying herself, she appeals to Jehu’s sexual impulses; by threatening him, she reminds him that he is in the same precarious position as Zimri. But, if he makes Jezebel his queen, he can consolidate his power. In other words through her actions and words Jezebel is saying to Jehu, “You desire me, don’t you? And you need me!”

² tn Heb “and he went and ate and drank.”

³ tn Heb “Attend to this accursed woman and bury her for she was the daughter of a king.”

⁴ tn Heb “the runners” (also in v. 19).

⁵ tn Heb “and the runners stood, each with his weapons in his hand, from the south shoulder of the house to the north shoulder of the house, at the altar and at the house, near the king all around.”

⁶ tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against.”

⁷ tn Heb “he gave them into the hand of.”

⁸ tn Heb “all the days.”

⁹ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

¹⁰ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

¹¹ tn Heb “and he deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king and the wives of the king and his eunuchs and the mighty of the land he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.”