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2 Kings 9:34

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 9:34

Verse 34 of 37

Scripture focus

And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed [woman], and bury her: for she [is] a king’s daughter.

2 Kings 9:34 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 9:34

Theological / Devotional

He did eat and drink. The palace that once was Ahab’s belonged to his seed no longer, for Jehu now was king. Leaving the mangled body of the queen in the courtyard outside, Jehu entered the banquet hall.

This cursed woman. Jehu was calling to mind that this woman had been cursed by God (1 Kings 21:23).

A king’s daughter. Hardened warrior though he was, Jehu felt in his heart a touch of sympathy and respect for the office of royalty. She had been born the daughter of a king, of Ethbaal, priest and king of Sidon (1 Kings 16:31), but she had died the death of a foul creature. Jehu now was willing that she at least be given a decent burial as would befit the princess she once had been.

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