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2 Kings 9:28-30
New English Translation
2 Kings 9:28-30
New English Translation
28 His servants took his body[a] back to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the City of David. 29 Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.
30 Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner,[b] fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.
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- 2 Kings 9:28 tn Heb “drove him.”
- 2 Kings 9:30 tn Heb “she fixed her eyes with antimony.” Antimony (פּוּךְ, pukh) was used as a cosmetic. The narrator portrays her as a prostitute (see Jer 4:30), a role she has played in the spiritual realm (see the note at v. 22).
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