As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is your intention peace, Zimri, his master’s murderer?”
Parallel translations
- WEB As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?”
- KJV And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
- BSB And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?”
- NKJV Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, “Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?”
- NLT When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, “Have you come in peace, you murderer? You’re just like Zimri, who murdered his master!”
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Quick answer
As Jehu entered, Jezebel taunted him as 'Zimri,' the murderer of his master. She met him with scorn and a threat of his swift downfall.
Overview
By calling Jehu 'Zimri,' Jezebel likens him to the usurper who reigned only seven days (1 Kings 16), implying his coup would likewise be short-lived. Her defiant mockery shows no fear of God or repentance. Yet her taunt rings hollow, for Jehu acts as God's appointed agent and her own end is at hand.
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- 1 Kgs 16:9–20His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;
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