2 Kings 9:8 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 9:8

6 Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, ^a“Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.

7 You shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may ^aavenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, ^bat the hand of Jezebel.

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and ^aI will cut off from Ahab all ^bthe males in Israel, both ^cbond and free.

9 So I will make the house of Ahab like the house of ^aJeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of ^bBaasha the son of Ahijah.

10 ^aThe dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.’ ” And he opened the door and fled.

11 Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did ^athis madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his babble.”

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 9:8

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American Standard Version
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.

Amplified® Bible
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Every man and boy in Ahab's family must die, whether slave or free.

Darby English Version
And the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel.

Good News Bible
All of Ahab's family and descendants are to die; I will get rid of every male in his family, young and old alike.

King James Version
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

New American Standard Bible
`For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male person both bond and free in Israel.

New International Version
The whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.

New King James Version
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab all the males in Israel, both bond and free.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male person both bond and free in Israel.

Revised Standard Version
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
and perished hath all the house of Ahab, and I have cut off to Ahab those sitting on the wall, and restrained, and left, in Israel,

New English Translation
Ahab’s entire family will die. I¹ will cut off every last male belonging to Ahab in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated.²

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