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2 Kings 9:30

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.

KJV

venitque Jehu in Jezrahel. Porro Jezabel, introitu ejus audito, depinxit oculos suos stibio, et ornavit caput suum, et respexit per fenestram

Vulgate

Καὶ ἦλθεν Εἰοὺ ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ Ἰεζάβελ ἤκουσεν καὶ ἐστιμίσατο τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῆς καὶ ἠγάθυνεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς, καὶ διέκυψεν διὰ τῆς θυρίδος.

LXX

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.

ASV

וַ/יָּב֥וֹא יֵה֖וּא יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָ/ה וְ/אִיזֶ֣בֶל שָׁמְעָ֗ה וַ/תָּ֨שֶׂם בַּ/פּ֤וּךְ עֵינֶ֨י/הָ֙ וַ/תֵּ֣יטֶב אֶת רֹאשָׁ֔/הּ וַ/תַּשְׁקֵ֖ף בְּעַ֥ד הַ/חַלּֽוֹן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JezebelJehu
Places Jezreel

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִיזֶ֔בֶל
'yzbl
proper_noun · 22×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בְּעַ֥ד
b'd
adverb · 103×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
חַלּ֑וֹן
chlvn
noun · 32×
יִזְרְעֶֽאל
yzr''l
proper_noun · 35×
יִיטַ֥ב
yytb
verb · 111×
יֵהוּא֙
yhv'
proper_noun · 58×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה
nshqph
verb · 22×
פּוּךְ֙
pvk
noun · 4×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers the ministry of Elisha, the dynasty of Jehu, the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah, the prophets Jonah and Isaiah, and the fall of Samaria to the Assyrians in 722 BC. Josephus preserves traditions about Jonah and the Ninevites that supplement the biblical book.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 19:1 — And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
  • 1Kgs 21:23 — And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
  • 1Pet 3:3 — Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
  • 1Sam 29:1 — Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
  • 1Tim 2:9 — In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
  • 1Tim 2:9 — In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
  • Ezek 23:40 — And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornamen
  • Ezek 23:40 — And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornamen
  • Ezek 24:17 — Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
  • Isa 3:18 — In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
  • Jer 4:30 — And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou
  • Jer 4:30 — And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou
  • Prov 6:25 — Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  • Prov 7:10 — And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
  • Rev 2:20 — Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat th