2 Kings 13:1-25 Elisha, the Lord's Prophet, Dies

 

Elisha, the Lord's Prophet, Dies

2 Kings 13:1-25                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

In the 23rd year of Joash, [Ahaziah's] son, [Judah's] king, Jehoahaz, [Jehu's] son, began to [rule] over Israel in Samaria & [ruled] 17 years.

[Jehoahaz] did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord & followed the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, who made Israel sin. [Jehoahaz didn't] depart from [them.] [1 Kings 12:28-30 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] took counsel & made 2 calves of gold & said to the [Israelites,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.]

[O Israel, [see] your gods [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And [Jeroboam put] the one in BethEl & the other he put in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even to Dan.]

The [Lord's] anger [grew] against Israel & [the Lord God] delivered them into the hand of Hazael, [Syria's] king & into the hand of BenHadad, [Hazael's] son, all their [lives.]

And Jehoahaz [sought] the Lord & the Lord [listened] to him, for [God] saw the oppression of Israel [by Syria's] king. (And the Lord gave Israel, [someone to deliver them,] so they [were rescued from] the hand of the Syrians. And the children [people] of Israel, [lived] in their tents, [as in the past.]

[Still,] they [didn't] depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked [in them] & there also remained the grove in Samaria.)

[1 Kings 16:32-33 And [Ahab put] up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, [that] he built in Samaria. And Ahab made a grove & Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.]

Neither did [Syria's] king leave [any] of the people [in the army] to Jehoahaz, but 50 horsemen, 10 chariots, & 10,000 foot [soldiers, because] the king of Syria had destroyed them & made them like the dust [during threshing time.]

Now, [aren't] the rest of the [actions] of Jehoahaz & all he did & his [strength,] written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? Jehoahaz [died] & slept with his [forefathers] & they buried him in Samaria.

[Jehoash, a.k.a. Joash,] his son, [ruled] in his [place.] In the 37th year of Joash, [Judah's] king, Jehoash, [Jehohaz'] son, began to [rule] over Israel in Samaria & [ruled] 16 years.

And [Jehoash] did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord & [didn't] depart from all the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, who made Israel sin & he [continued doing them.]

[Aren't the rest of the [actions] of [Jehoash] & all that he did & his [strength used to fight] against Amaziah, [Judah's] king, written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

And [Jehoash died] & slept with his [forefathers] & Jeroboam sat upon his throne & [Jehoash] was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Now, [prior to the death of Jehoash,] Elisha, [the prophet of the Lord God, had] fallen sick [of the illness of which] he died.

[Jehoash, Israel's] king [had come] down to [Elisha] & wept over [him] & said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel & the horsemen [of it.] And Elisha said to [Jehoash,] Take [the] bow & arrows & [he did.]

And [Elisha] said to [Israel's] king, Put your hand on the bow & he put his had upon it. And Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. And [Elisha] said, Open the [east] window & [he did.] Then, Elisha said, Shoot & [Jehoash] shot.

And [Elisha] said, The arrow of the Lord's deliverance & the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for you shall [attack] the Syrians in Aphek [until] you have [destroyed] them.

And [Elisha] said, Take the arrows & [Jehoash did.] Elisha said to [Israel's] king, [Strike] the ground with them. [Jehoash struck the ground] 3 [times & stopped.]

And [Elisha,] the man of God, was [angry] with [Jehoash] & said, You should've [struck the ground] 5 or 6 [times.] Then [you would have attacked] Syria [until] you had [destroyed] it, [but] now, you shall [only defeat] it 3 [times.]

And Elisha died & they buried him. The [raiding] bands of Moabites invaded the land at the [beginning] of the year. It [happened,] as they were burying a man & they [saw] the band of men [coming] & [dropped] him into the [grave] of Elisha.

When the man was let down & touched the bones of Elisha, [the man] revived & stood [up] on his feet.

But Hazael, [Syria's] king, oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. And the Lord was gracious to them & [showed] respect to them, because of His covenant [contract] with Abraham, Isaac & Jacob & wouldn't destroy them & neither would [the Lord] cast them from His presence.

So Hazael, [Syria's] king, died & BenHadad, his son, [ruled] in his [place.] And Jehoash, [Jehoahaz'] son, took [back] the cities out of the hand of BenHadad, [Hazael's] son, [who] had taken [them from] Jehoahaz, his father, [through] war. [Jehoash defeated] BenHadad 3 times & recovered the cities of Israel.

2 Kings 12:1-21 The Money Collected to Repair the Lord's House

 

The Money Collected to Repair the Lord's House

2 Kings 12:1-21                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

In the 7th year [Jehu ruled, Joash a.k.a. Jehoash,] began to [rule & he ruled] 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of BeerSheba. [Joash] did [what] was right in the sight of the Lord all the days [that] Jehoiada, the priest, instructed him.

But the high places where people still sacrificed & burnt incense in the high places, weren't taken away.

And [Joash] said to the priests, [Let the priests take] all the money that was brought to the [Lord's] house for dedicated things, even the money every man: [owes for vows, or is assessed to pay, or free-will offerings.]

Let the priests take it & it to [acquaintances they know] to repair the [damages of the [Lord's] house, [that they find.] But it [happened,] in the 23rd year king [Joash ruled,] the priest's hadn't repaired the [damage] of the [Lord's] house.

Then, king [Joash,] called for Jehoiada, the priest & the other priests & said to them, Why [haven't you] repaired the [damage] of the [Lord's] house? Therefore now, [don't] give your [acquaintances any] more money, but deliver it for the [damages] of the [Lord's] house.

And the priests [agreed not] to receive [any] more money [from] the people [& not] to repair the [damage of the Lord's] house. But [instead,] Jehoiada, the priest, took a chest & [drilled] a hole in the lid & set it beside the altar on the right side, as one comes into the house of the Lord.

The priests [who] kept the door, put [in it] all the money that was brought into the [Lord's] house. When they saw there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe & the high priest came & put it into bags & [counted] the money found [in the chest] in the [Lord's] house.

And it [happened,] when they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king’s scribe & the high priests came up & they put [it] in bags & [counted] the money that was found in the [Lord’s] house. And they [weighed it out] & gave the money into the hands of [those who] did the work & had oversight of [the repairs of] the [Lord's] house.

They [paid] it to the carpenters & builders, masons & stone cutters, to buy [lumber] & [cut] stone, & for all that was [paid] out [to those who worked] to repair the [damage] of the [Lord's] house.

[But] there weren't silver bowls, [candle] snuffers, [basins,] trumpets & gold & silver vessels made for the [Lord's] house [from] the money [collected.] But they gave that [money] to the workmen [who] repaired the [Lord's] house.

[Additionally, they didn't have to watch over] the men [they gave the money to for the] workmen, [because] they dealt faithfully, The money [for] the trespass & sin [offerings wasn't] brought into the [Lord's] house. It was the priests’.

Then, Hazael, [Syria's] king, went up & fought against Gath & [captured] it & Hazael [set his mind on going] up to Jerusalem.

And [Joash, Judah's] king, took all the [holy] things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Ahaziah & his [forefathers,] kings of Judah had dedicated & his own [holy] things & all the gold found in the [treasury] of the [Lord's] house & the king's house & sent it Hazael, [Syria's] king & [Hazael] went away from Jerusalem.

[Aren't] the rest of the [actions] of Joash & all that he did, written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And [Joash's] servants arose & [conspired & killed] Joash in the house of Millo, [that] goes down to Silla.

For: Jozachar, [Shimeath's] son; Jehozabad, [Shomer's] son & his servants [killed Joash.] And they buried [Joash] with his [forefathers] in the city of David & Amaziah, his son [ruled] in his [place.]

2 Kings 11:1-21 Joash is Hidden in the Lord's House and Then Made King

 

Joash is Hidden in the Lord's House and Then Made King

2 Kings 11:1-21                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

When Athaliah, [Ahaziah's] mother, saw her son [Ahaziah] was dead, she arose & [killed] all the [royal heirs.] But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram & sister of Ahaziah, took Joash, [a.k.a. Jehoash,] the son of Ahaziah & [snuck him away] from among the king's sons, [who] were [killed.]

And [Jehosheba] hid [Joash] & his nurse in the [bedroom] from [queen] Athaliah, so he wasn't [killed.] And [Joash] was [hidden] with her in the house of the Lord [for] 6 years & [Queen] Athaliah [ruled] over the land.

The 7th year, Jehoiada sent & [had] the rulers over 100's, with the captains & the [guards] brought to him, into the house of the Lord. [Jehoiada] made a covenant [contract] with them & took an oath [from] them in the [Lord's] house & showed them [Joash,] the king's son.

And [Jehoiada, the priest,] commanded them, saying, This is [what] you shall do. [Those  of you who are on duty in the Lord's house on the Sabbath Day,] 1/3 of you shall keep the watch [& guard] the kings' house.

And 1/3 [of you] shall be at the gate of Sur & 1/3 [of you] at the gate behind the guard: so you [can watch over] the [Lord's] house, [so it's] not broken down. Two parts of all [of] you [who are going off duty] on the Sabbath, shall keep the watch of the [Lord's] house [around] the king.

You shall [circle] around king [Joash,] every man with his weapons in his hand & [anyone who comes close to him, shall] be [killed.] And you [go] with the king [wherever] he [goes.]

And the captains over the 100's did according to all things that Jehoiada, the priest, commanded. And [every captain] took his men [who] were to come on [duty] on the Sabbath & [the other captains] took their men [who were going off duty] on the Sabbath & came to Jehoiada, the priest.

The priest [gave] king David's spears & shields that were in the [Lord's] temple to the captains over 100's. And every guard stood with his weapons in his hand [around] king [Joash] by the altar & [formed a line] from the right corner of the temple to the left corner & [around the] altar & [sides of] the temple.

And [Jehoiada] brought [out Joash,] the king's son & put the crown upon him & gave him the Testimony [a.k.a. The 10 Commandments & Laws] & they made him king & anointed him & they clapped their hands & said, God save the king.

And when, [Queen] Athaliah heard the noise [by] the guards & the people, she [went] into the [Lord's] temple & came to the people. And when she looked, [she saw that] the king stood by the [column, like the custom] was & the princes & trumpeters [were] by the king.

All the people of the land rejoiced & blew with trumpets. And [Queen] Athiliah [tore] her clothes & cried [out,] Treason, Treason.

But Joiada, the priest, [had] commanded the captains & the officers of the [army & told] them, [Take her outside] & the [person who] follows her [shall] kill her with the sword. [Since,] the priest [had] said, [Don't] let her be [killed] in the [Lord's] house.

And they [seized Athaliah] & she went [where] the horses [entered the path of] the king's house & [they killed her] there. And Jehoiada made a covenant [contract] between the Lord, the king & the people, [so] that they [would] be the Lord's people. Also, between the king & the people.

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal & [broke] it down. [They broke] down [its] altars & images into [small] pieces & [killed] Mattan, [Baal's] priest, [in front of] the altars.

And [Jehoiada, the Lord God's] priest, appointed officers over the [Lord's] house. And he took the rulers over 100's, the captains, the [guards] & all the people of the land & they brought down king [Joash] from the [Lord's] house & came by the [gate entrance] of the guard's [path] to the king's house.

And [Joash] sat on the [king's] throne. And the city [was peaceful] & Athaliah was [struck down by] the sword beside the king's house. [Joash, a.k.a. Jehoash] was 7 years old when he began to [rule.]

2 Kings 10:1-36 Ahab's 70 Sons are Killed

 

Ahab's 70 Sons are Killed

2 Kings 10:1-36                            2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Ahab had 70 sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote & sent letters to the [rulers] of Jezreel, the elders & to [the guardians who] brought up Ahab's children in Samaria, saying, You are in a [walled] city & have armor, chariots & horses.

Now, as soon as this letter comes to you, [since] your master's sons are with you, [search for] the best & [strongest] of your master's sons & [put] him on his father's throne & fight for your master's house.

But they were [very] afraid & said, [Look,] 2 kings couldn't stand [against Jehu,] then, how shall we stand [against him?] And the [officers] over the house, the city, the elders & [the children's guardians,] sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants & will do all you [ask of] us. Do [what] is good in your eyes.

Then, [Jehu] wrote a letter to them a 2nd time, saying, If you [will] be mine & will [pay attention] to my voice, take [all] the heads of your master's sons & come to Jezreel to me this time tomorrow. Now, king [Ahab's] 70 sons were with [important] men of the city, [who] brought them up.

And it [happened,] when the letter came to them, they took & [killed] the 70 sons [of Ahab] & put their heads in baskets & sent them to Jezreel. A messenger came there & told [Jehu,] saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons.

And [Jehu] said, Lay them in 2 [piles] at the [entrance] of the gate until morning. In the morning. And it [happened,] that [Jehu] went out & stood & said to all the people, You are [innocent.]

[Look,] I conspired against my master & [killed] him, but who [killed] all these? [You should] know [that not] a Word the Lord has [spoken against] the house of Ahab, [will be left undone.]

For the Lord has done [what] he [spoke] by His servant, Elijah. [1 Kings 21:24-26 [Males] of Ahab that die in the city, the dogs shall eat & [males] that die in the field, the [birds] of the air [shall] eat.

But there was none [similar] to Ahab, [who sold] himself to [do] wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel, his wife, stirred up. And [Ahab] did very abominably [by] following idols, according to all things [like the] Amorites did, whom the Lord [threw] out before the children [people] of Israel.]

So, Jehu [killed all who] remained of the house of Ahab, his [important] men, [relatives] & his priests, until none [were] left remaining. And [Jehu left & went] to Samaria.

[Since Jehu] was at the shearing-house [on] the way, Jehu met with the [relatives] of Ahaziah [Judah's] king, & said, Who are you? They answered, We are the [relatives] of Ahaziah & we [are] going down to salute the children of the king & queen.

And [Jehu] said, Take them alive. They took 42 [of] them alive & killed them at the pit of the shearing house & [he didn't leave] any of them. When [Jehu left] from [there,] & he [came upon] Jehonadab, the son of [Rechab a.k.a Rekab, who was] coming to meet him.

[Jehu greeted] him & said to him, Is your heart [as loyal to me, as I am to you?] And Johonadab answered, It is. [Jehu said,] If it [is,] give me your hand & he gave [Jehu] his hand, [Jehu] took [Jehonadab] into [his] chariot.

And [Jehu] said, Come with me & see my zeal for the Lord [God.] So, they made [Jehonadab] ride in [Jehu's] chariot. And when [Jehu] came to Samaria, he [killed] all [who] remained to Ahab in Samaria, [until] he had destroyed [them,] according to [what] the Lord [said when] He [spoke] to Elijah.

Jehu gathered all the people together & said to them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu shall serve him [a lot.] Therefore, now call to me all the prophets of Baal, all [Baal's] servants & all his priests.

Let [none who worship Baal be left:] for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal. [Whoever doesn't come] shall not live. But Jehu [had secretly plotted] to destroy the worshipers of Baal.

And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal & they [did.] And Jehu sent [throughout] Israel & all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there weren't [any] man left [who] didn't come.

And they [went] into the house of Baal & it was full from 1 end to [the other.] And [Jehu] said to him [who was in charge of the wardrobe for Baal worshipers,] bring [out] the vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. And he brought [the] vestments [out.]

And Jehu & Jehonadab, [Rechab’s] son, went into the house of Baal & said to the worshipers of Baal, [Look & make sure] that there [are] none of the servants of the Lord [in here,] but only the worshipers of Baal.

And when they went in to offer sacrifices & burnt offerings, Jehu appointed 80 men [outside] & said, If [you let anyone] escape, [that] I have brought into your hands, [whoever] lets him go, shall give his life, for the life of [the 1 who escapes.]

And it [happened,] as soon as the burnt offering [ended,] that Jehu said to the [guards] & the captains, Go in & [kill] them & let [none] come [out.] They [struck them down] with the edge of the sword & [threw the bodies [outside.]

And [they] went to the city of the house of Baal & brought out all the images out of the house of Baal & burned them. And they [broke] down the image of Baal & [tore] down the house of Baal & made it [into a latrine to] this day.

[So by this,] Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. [However,] Jehu didn't depart from the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son, [who] made Israel sin, [that is:] the golden calves that were in BethEl & in Dan.

And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in executing [what] was right in [My] eyes & [you have] done to the house of Ahab, according to all that was in [My] heart, your children shall sit on the throne of Israel, [until] the 4th generation.

But Jehu [wasn't careful] to [follow] in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. For [Jehu didn't] depart from the sins of Jeroboam, [who] made Israel sin. [1 Kings 14:9-10 But [you] have done evil above all, [who] were before you. for you have gone & made [yourself] other gods & [molded] images, to provoke Me to anger & have [thrown] Me behind your back.

Therefore, [watch,] I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam & will cut off from Jeroboam [all males] & [males, who are] shut up & left in Israel & will take away the [rest] of the house of Jeroboam, [like] a man takes away [feces, until it’s] all gone.]

[During] those days, the Lord began to [reduce the size of Israel's territory.] Hazael [struck down the Israelites] in all the coasts of Israel; [east] of [the] Jordan [River, in] all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, Reubenites & the Manassites, from Aroer, by the River Arnon, even [to] Gilead & Bashan.

Now, [aren't] the rest of [Jehu's actions] & all he did & all his [strength] written in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? Jehu [died] & slept with his [forefathers] & they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz, his son, [ruled] in his [place.] And Jehu [ruled] over Israel in Samaria [for] 28 years.

2 Kings 9:1-37 Jehu is Anointed as King Over Israel

 

Jehu is Anointed as King Over Israel

2 Kings 9:1-37                             2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

The prophet, Elisha, called one of the children of the prophets & said to him, [Strap a belt around your waist] & take this box of oil in your hand & go to Ramoth Gilead.

And when you [get there,] look for Jehu [the grandson of Jehoshaphat who] was [Nimshi's] son. Go in & make him [stand up & leave from] his brethren & [take] him to an inner [room.]

Then, take the box of oil & pour it on his head & say, The Lord has said [this,] I have anointed you [to be the] king over Israel. Then, don't [wait,] open the door & flee.

So, the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead. And when he came, [he saw] the captains of the [army] were sitting & he said, I have an errand [for] you, O captain. And Jehu [asked,] To which of us? [The young prophet said,] To you, O captain.

And [Jehu] arose & went into the house & [the prophet] poured the oil on [Jehu's] head & said to him, The Lord God of Israel says [this,] I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.

You shall [destroy] the house of Ahab, your master, [so] I may avenge the blood of My servants & prophets & the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at [Jezebel's hand.]

[1 Kings 18:13 Wasn’t it told [you,] my lord, what I did when Jezebel [killed] the prophets of the Lord & how I hid 100 men of the Lord’s prophets by 50 in a cave & fed them with bread & water?]

For the whole house of Ahab shall perish & I will cut off all [the males] of Ahab & [those of his who are] shut up & left in Israel. I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam, [Nebat's] son. And like the house of Baasha, [Ahijah's] son.

[1 Kings 14:9 But [you] have done evil above all [who] were before you: for you have gone & made [yourself] other gods & [molded] images, to provoke Me to anger & have [thrown] Me behind your back.]

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the [vicinity] of Jezreel & there shall be [no one] to bury her. [Then, the young prophet] opened the door & fled. Then, Jehu came [out] to the servants of his lord & [someone] said, Is all well?

[Why did this crazy man] come to you? [Jehu] said to them, You know the man & [the type of things he says.] And they said, It's [a lie.] Tell us now.

And [Jehu] said, He said [this & that] to me & [said,] The Lord said [this,] I have anointed you king over Israel. Then, they [hurried] & every man took & laid out their [clothing] on the top of the stairs [like a red carpet] & blew their trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

So, Jehu, the [grandson] of Jehoshaphat, [who was] the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram, [Ahab's son.] (Now, Joram & all Israel. had kept Ramoth Gilead, because of Hazael, [Syria's] king.

But king Joram, [a.k.a. Jehoram, had] returned to be healed in Jezreel [from] the wounds the Syrians had given him when he had fought with Hazael, [Syria's] king.)

And Jehu said, [Don't let it even cross] your minds [to] let [anyone] go [out or] escape out of the city, to go & tell it in Jezreel. So, Jehu rode a chariot & went to Jezreel; for [Joram, Ahab's son] lay there [wounded.]

And Ahaziah, [Judah's] king, [came] down to see Joram, [his uncle.] There stood a [guard] on the tower in Jezreel & he spied the company [with] Jehu, as he came. [The guard] said, I see a company.

And Joram said, Send a horseman to meet him & say, Is it [that you come in] peace? So, 1 [horseman] went to meet him & said, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What [do] you have to do with peace? Turn & [get] behind me. The [guard] told them, The messenger [went] to them, but didn't come [back] again.

Then, he sent a 2nd [messenger] on horseback to them & said, The king says [this, Are you coming] in peace? Jehu answered, What [do] you have to do with peace? Turn & [get] behind me. The [guard said, The messenger went] to them & didn't [return.]

The [person] driving [looks] like the driving of Jehu, [Nimshi's] son, for he drives furiously. And Joram said, [Get my] chariot ready [& they did.] And Joram, [Israel's] king & Ahaziah, [Judah's] king, each went out in his [own] chariot against Jehu.

[They] met him in the portion [of land] of Naboth, the Jezreelite. [1 Kings 21:14-15. Then, they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned & is dead.

And it [happened,] when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned & was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise & take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezreelite, [who] refused to give [it to] you for money. For Naboth is not alive, but [is] dead.]

AndI it [happened,] when Joram saw Jehu, he said, Is it peace, Jehu? [Jehu] answered, What peace [is there,] so long as there are so many [unfaithful harlotries] of your mother, Jezebel, [& her many witchcrafts]?

And Joram turned & fled & said to Ahaziah, O Ahaziah, there is treachery. And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength & [struck] Joram [a.k.a. Jehoram, between the shoulders] & the arrow went out [by] his heart & he sank down in his chariot.

Then, Jehu said to Bidkar, his captain, Take up [the corpse] & [throw] him into the portion of Naboth's field, the Jezreelite.

Remember how you & I rode together after Ahab, his father, [when] the Lord [spoke this prophecy against Ahab,] The Lord says, Surely, I [saw] yesterday the blood of Naboth & the blood of his sons & I will [repay] you in this [property,] says the Lord.

Therefore, now [throw] him into this [plot] of ground, according to the Word of  the Lord.  But when Ahaziah, [Judah's] king, saw this, he fled by the [road] of the garden house.

And Jehu followed after [Ahaziah] & said, [Shoot] him in the chariot. They did so, [on the way up to] Gur, by Ibleam. And [Ahaziah] fled to Migiddo & died there. And his servants carried [Ahaziah] in a chariot to Jerusalem & buried him in his [tomb] with his [forefathers] in the city of David.

In the 11th year of Joram, [Ahab's grandson, ruled,] Ahaziah began to [rule] over Judah. And when Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it & painted her face & [adorned] her head & looked out a window.

And as Juhu entered at the gate, [Jezabel] said, [Did,] Zimri, [who has slain] his master, [have] peace? And [Jehu looked] up to the window & said, Who is on my side? Who? And 2 or 3 [officials] looked [down to Jehu.] And [Jehu] said, Throw her down [& they did.]

Some of [Jezebel's] blood sprinkled on the wall & on the horses & [Jehu trampled] her under foot. And when [Jehu] came in, he [ate & drank] & said, Go & see now, this cursed woman & bury her; for she is a king's daughter. And they went to bury her; but they [only] found her skull, feet & the palms of her hands.

[For this reason,] they [went back] & told [Jehu.] He said, This is the Word of the Lord, [that] He spoke by his servant, Elijah, the Tishbite.

Saying, in [Naboth's plot in] Jezreel, the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel &  the [corpse] of Jezebel shall [be like human fertilizer on top of] the field, in [the plot in] Jezreel, so they won't [be able to] say, This is Jezebel.