Thematic Bible: Jezebel's tragic death


Thematic Bible



The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel—no one will bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and escaped. Verse ConceptsdogsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesNo Burialsjezebel

The Lord also speaks of Jezebel: The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel: Verse ConceptsEating Corpsesjezebel

and he said, "Throw her down!" So they threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses, and Jehu rode over her. Then he went in, ate and drank, and said, "Take care of this cursed woman and bury her, since she's a king's daughter." But when they went out to bury her, they did not find anything but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands. read more.
So they went back and told him, and he said, "This [fulfills] the Lord's word that He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: 'In the plot of land at Jezreel, the dogs will eat Jezebel's flesh. Jezebel's corpse will be like manure on the surface of the field in the plot of land at Jezreel so that no one will [be able] to say: This is Jezebel.' "

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