2 Kings 9:35

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But when they went to bury her, they found nothing left but the skull, feet, and palms of the hands.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 31:3 : 3 Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?
  • Eccl 6:3 : 3 Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years– even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity– even if he were to live forever– I would say,“A stillborn child is better off than he is!”
  • Isa 14:18-20 : 18 As for all the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in splendor, each in his own tomb. 19 But you have been thrown out of your grave like a shoot that is thrown away. You lie among the slain, among those who have been slashed by the sword, among those headed for the stones of the Pit, as if you were a mangled corpse. 20 You will not be buried with them, because you destroyed your land and killed your people. The offspring of the wicked will never be mentioned again.
  • Jer 22:19 : 19 He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey. His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.’”
  • Jer 36:30 : 30 So the LORD says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah,“None of his line will occupy the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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  • 2 Kgs 9:36-37
    2 verses
    82%

    36So they went back and told him. Then he said,“It is the fulfillment of the LORD’s message that he had spoken through his servant, Elijah the Tishbite,‘In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh.

    37Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the surface of the ground in the plot of land at Jezreel. People will not be able to even recognize her.’”

  • 2 Kgs 9:33-34
    2 verses
    80%

    33He said,“Throw her down!” So they threw her down, and when she hit the ground, her blood splattered against the wall and the horses, and Jehu drove his chariot over her.

    34He went inside and had a meal. Then he said,“Dispose of this accursed woman’s corpse. Bury her, for after all, she was a king’s daughter.”

  • 2 Kgs 9:9-10
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    79%

    9I will make Ahab’s dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

    10Dogs will devour Jezebel on the plot of ground in Jezreel; she will not be buried.’” Then he opened the door and ran away.

  • 1 Kgs 21:23-24
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    23The LORD says this about Jezebel,‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.’

    24As for Ahab’s family, dogs will eat the ones who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”

  • 2 Kgs 9:30-31
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    30Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.

    31When Jehu came through the gate, she said,“Is everything all right, Zimri, murderer of his master?”

  • 1 Kgs 22:37
    72%

    37So the king died and was taken to Samaria, where they buried him.

  • Acts 5:9-10
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    9Peter then told her,“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

    10At once she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

  • 2 Kgs 11:16
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    16They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There she was executed.

  • 1 Kgs 21:14-16
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    14Then they reported to Jezebel,“Naboth has been stoned to death.”

    15When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab,“Get up, take possession of the vineyard Naboth the Jezreelite refused to sell you for silver, for Naboth is no longer alive; he’s dead.”

    16When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

  • 2 Chr 23:15
    72%

    15They seized her and took her into the precincts of the royal palace through the horses’ entrance. There they executed her.

  • Jer 8:1
    72%

    1The LORD says,“When that time comes, the bones of the kings of Judah and its leaders, the bones of the priests and prophets and of all the other people who lived in Jerusalem will be dug up from their graves.

  • 2 Kgs 13:21
    71%

    21One day some men were burying a man when they spotted a raiding party. So they threw the dead man into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man came to life and stood on his feet.

  • 1 Kgs 13:29-31
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    29The old prophet picked up the prophet’s body, put it on the donkey, and brought it back. The old prophet then entered the city to mourn him and to bury him.

    30He put the body into his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying,“Ah, my brother!”

    31After he buried him, he said to his sons,“When I die, bury me in the tomb where the prophet is buried; put my bones right beside his bones,

  • 2 Kgs 9:25-28
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    25Jehu ordered his officer Bidkar,“Pick him up and throw him into the part of the field that once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. Remember, you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, when the LORD pronounced this oracle against him,

    26‘“Know for sure that I saw the shed blood of Naboth and his sons yesterday,” says the LORD,“and that I will give you what you deserve right here in this plot of land,” says the LORD.’So now pick him up and throw him into this plot of land, just as in the LORD’s message.”

    27When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered,“Shoot him too.” They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo and died there.

    28His servants took his body back to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the City of David.

  • 2 Kgs 4:37
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    37She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed down. Then she picked up her son and left.

  • 1 Kgs 19:1-2
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    69%

    1Elijah Runs for His Life Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

    2Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning,“May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!”

  • 2 Kgs 9:7
    68%

    7You will destroy the family of your master Ahab. I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the LORD’s servants.

  • 2 Kgs 23:18
    68%

    18The king said,“Leave it alone! No one must touch his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, as well as the bones of the Israelite prophet buried beside him.

  • 1 Kgs 17:17
    68%

    17After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

  • 1 Kgs 14:17-18
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    68%

    17So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

    18All Israel buried him and mourned for him, in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through his servant, the prophet Ahijah.

  • 2 Kgs 10:11
    68%

    11Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.

  • 2 Chr 22:9
    68%

    9He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned,“He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with his whole heart.” There was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to rule in his place.

  • Mark 6:28-29
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    68%

    28He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

    29When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

  • 1 Kgs 14:12
    68%

    12“As for you, get up and go home. When you set foot in the city, the boy will die.

  • 1 Sam 31:13
    68%

    13They took the bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh; then they fasted for seven days.

  • 2 Kgs 10:35
    68%

    35Jehu passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz replaced him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 9:2
    68%

    2When you arrive there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi and take him aside into an inner room.

  • 2 Kgs 4:27
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    27But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said,“Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The LORD has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”

  • 1 Kgs 21:8
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    8She wrote out orders, signed Ahab’s name to them, and sealed them with his seal. She then sent the orders to the leaders and to the nobles who lived in Naboth’s city.

  • Ezek 23:10
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    10They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious among women, and they executed judgments against her.

  • 2 Kgs 9:22
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    22When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked,“Is everything all right, Jehu?” He replied,“How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?”

  • 2 Kgs 4:32
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    32When Elisha arrived at the house, there was the child lying dead on his bed.

  • 1 Kgs 21:19
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    19Say to him,‘This is what the LORD has said:“Haven’t you committed murder and taken possession of the property of the deceased?”’ Then say to him,‘This is what the LORD has said:“In the spot where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood they will also lick up your blood– yes, yours!”’”

  • 1 Kgs 17:19
    67%

    19He said to her,“Hand me your son.” He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him down on his bed.