2 Kings 9:30

And Jehu went into Jezreel. But Jezebel, hearing of his arrival, painted her eyes with cosmetics, and adorned her head. And she watched through a window,

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In The King James Version

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

In Context

29In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah reigned over Judah.

31as Jehu was entering through the gate. And she said, “Is it possible for there to be peace for Zimri, who killed his lord?”

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Cross References

Proverbs 7:10And behold, a woman meets him, dressed like a harlot, prepared to captivate souls: chattering and rambling,

Jeremiah 4:30So then, when you have been devastated, what will you do? Though you will clothe yourself with scarlet, though you will adorn yourself with a gold necklace and tint your eyes with cosmetics, you will be dressing yourself up in vain. Your lovers have spurned you; they will be seeking your life.

Ezekiel 24:17Groan silently; you shall make no mourning for the dead. Let the band of your crown be on you, and let your shoes be on your feet. And you shall not cover your face, nor shall you eat the food of those who mourn.”

1 Peter 3:3For you, there should be no unnecessary adornment of the hair, or surrounding with gold, or the wearing of ornate clothing.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:17-30

Jehu's Approach to Jezreel. ( b. c. 884.) 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? 18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace?… Read the whole commentary →

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