2 Kings 9:30 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she paintedg her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. ”

2 Kings 9:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Painted her face - literally, “put her eyes in antimony “ - i. e., dyed the upper and under eyelids, a common practice in the East, even at the present day. The effect is at once to increase the...
2 Kings 9:30 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard [of it]; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and (l) looked out at a window. (l) Being of a harsh and cruel nature, she would still retain...
2 Kings 9:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 9:1 to 2 Kings 10:31 . The Revolution and Overthrow of the Baal Worship. This spirited narrative is probably derived from the same source as 1 Kings 20, 22; and, if we strike out the sho...
2 Kings 9:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

heard of it: i.e. of the murder of her grandson. face . eyebrows and eyelids. tired . adorned. a window . the lattice.
2 Kings 9:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. She painted her face, and tired her head - She endeavored to improv...
2 Kings 9:30 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

She painted her face— Rendered in the margin, put her eyes in painting: the word פוךֶ puk, rendered painting, signifies a mineral substance, stybium or stimmi, otherwise called plumbago,...
2 Kings 9:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. Jezebel ... painted her face, х `eeyneyhaa ( H5869 ), her...
2 Kings 9:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehu and his Bloodshed This chapter relates the anointing of Jehu by order of Elisha; and the death of Jehoram (of Israel), Ahaziah (of Judah), and Jezebel. I. Box] RV ' vial .' For the use of o...
2 Kings 9:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And when Jehu was come. — Rather, And Jehu came — i.e. , after the slaughter of Ahaziah, as the Hebrew construction implies. Jezebel heard of it. — Rather, Now Jezebel had heard — scil. , the...
2 Kings 9:30 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE REVOLT OF JEHU 2 Kings 9:1-37 B.C. 842 " Te semper anteit saeva Necessitas, Clavos trabales et cuneos manu, Gestans ahena. " - HORAT., " Od., " I 35:17 A LONG period had elapsed si...
2 Kings 9:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Word of the Lord by Elijah” 2 Kings 9:27-37 Let us read again 1 Kings 21:23 . How those words came back to the two men, who had heard them from the lips of God's servant years before! God...
2 Kings 9:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The hour had come to carry out the sentence of God on the house of Ahab. The prophet sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu. This Jehu, as his history reveals, was a fitting instrument f...
2 Kings 9:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The character of Jezebel is one of the most awful we meet with in history among women. So much so, that a false prophetess in the revelations, and probably by way of pointing out more emphatically he...
2 Kings 9:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ,.... And of what he had done to Joram: and she painted her face ; or put "stibium" on her eyes; a sort of paint, to make them look beautiful...
2 Kings 9:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard [of it]; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. Ver. 30. And she painted her face. ] Heb., She put her eyes in p...
2 Kings 9:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jezebel heard of it , &c. She had heard that Jehu had slain her son, and slain him for her murders, idolatries, and other crimes, and thrown his dead body into the portion of Naboth, according t...
2 Kings 9:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JEHU ANOINTED KING OF ISRAEL (vv.1-13) Elijah had been told to anoint Jehu king of Israel ( 1 Kings 19:16 ), but had not done it. Now later Elisha commissions one of the sons of the prophets to...
2 Kings 9:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joram and Ahaziah Slain. B. C. 884. 30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel hear...
2 Kings 9:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Either hoping that by her majestic dress and carriage she might strike Jehu or his followers with such an awe, that they should not offer any injury to her person; or rather, because perceiving her c...
2 Kings 9:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH's Judgment On Jezebel ( 2 Kings 9:30-37 ). The fact that YHWH carried out his judgment on Jehoram and Ahaziah, and now on Jezebel, through Jehu, does not mean that YHWH would approve wholly o...
2 Kings 9:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 9:21 . Each in his chariot went out against Jehu —Rather, to meet Jehu. They would not have ridden out in royal equipages for a hostile attack on him....
2 Kings 9:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 9:1 . One of the children of the prophets. A young man, fit for the mission, swift of foot: a bruised reed to overthrow a throne stained with the blood of countless martyrs. 2 Kings 9:7...
2 Kings 9:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

Look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat. The history of Jehu Jehu was the son of Nimshi and the grandson of Jehoshaphat. He was one of the monsters of history. The leading facts of his revol...
2 Kings 9:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 9:1-12 THE ANOINTING OF JEHU . His MURDER OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH . THE DEATH OF JEZEBEL . 2 Kings 9:1-12 Elisha is still the primary figure i...
2 Kings 9:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Death of Ahaziah and Jezebel
2 Kings 9:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:1 ; 1 Kings 19:2 ; 1 Peter 3:3 ; 1 Timothy 2:10 ; 1 Timothy 2:9 ; Ezekiel 23:40 ; Ezekiel 24:17 ; Isaiah 3:18-24 ; Jeremiah 4:30

2 Kings 9:30 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 9:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 9:30 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 9:30 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 9:30 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 9:30 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 9:30 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 9:30 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 9:30 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 9:30 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 9:30 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 9:30 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 9:30 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 9:30 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge