2 Kings 9:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10

We have here the anointing of Jehu to be king, who was, at this time, a commander (probably commander-in-chief) of the forces employed at Ramoth-Gilead, 2 Kgs. 9:14. There he was fighting for the king his master, but received orders from a higher king to fight against him. It does not appear that Jehu aimed at the government, or that he ever thought of it, but the commission given him was a perfect surprise to him. Some think that he had been anointed before by Elijah, whom God ordered to do... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 9:10

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel ,.... Or in the field of Jezreel; the Targum is, the inheritance of Jezreel; this is also threatened, 1 Kings 21:23 . and there shall be none to bury her ; or nothing of her to bury, as Kimchi, all being eaten up but her skull, feet, and the palms of her hands, see 2 Kings 9:35 . and he opened the door, and fled ; that is, the young man of the sons of the prophets, as soon as he had said the above words, as he was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 9:10

The dogs shall eat Jezebel - How most minutely was this prophecy fulfilled! See 2 Kings 9:33 , etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10

Elisha is still the primary figure in the historical drama; but at this point his personality merges in the general account of the kingdom of Israel, which it is one of the objects of the writer to trace from beginning to end. Elisha here performs his last public act, being commissioned, and carrying out his commission, to transfer the kingdom of Israel from the unworthy dynasty of Omri, which on account of its persistent idolatry has fallen under Divine condemnation, to a new dynasty, that of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10

The anointing of Jehu. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10

The prophet and the prophet-disciple-the duties of direction and of obedience. The time had come for a great change—a "great revolution," to use the words of Ewald. The first dynasty of Israel which had shown any indications of stability was to be swept away, and another still more stable dynasty was to be established. That the will of God might be seen and recognized in the matter, its initiation was entrusted to the regular expounders of the Divine will—the prophets. Elisha, we may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-14

Jehu made king. The word of the Lord to Elijah, that Jehu should be anointed king ( 1 Kings 19:16 ), was now to be fulfilled. The delay in the fulfillment is perhaps to be attributed to Ahab's repentance ( 1 Kings 21:29 ). God bore long with this wicked house, and did not cut it off till the cup of its iniquity was full. The execution of God's threatenings may be long postponed, but, like his promises, his threatenings never fail in the end to be fulfilled ( 2 Peter 3:9 ). I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37

THE ANOINTING OF JEHU . His MURDER OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH . THE DEATH OF JEZEBEL . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37

The deaths of Jehoram and Jezebel; or, the Divine law of retribution. King Jehoram was lying sick at Jezreel of the wounds he had received in battle from the Syrians. Ahaziah King of Judah had come down to visit him, and, as they conversed together, the watchman upon the city wall brought tidings of an armed company approaching. Jehu, at the head of them, was by-and-by recognized by his furious driving. He had already been proclaimed king in Ramoth-Gilead, but Jehoram knew nothing of this.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:10

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel. This had been previously prophesied by Elijah ( 1 Kings 21:23 ; 2 Kings 9:26 , 2 Kings 9:27 ). To an Israelite, and even to a Phoenician, it was an awful threat; for both nations alike buried their dead carefully in deep-dug graves or rocky receptacles, and both regarded the desecration of a corpse as a grievous calamity. The dog was to the Hebrews, and to the Orientals generally, an unclean animal, and to be devoured by dogs... read more

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