2 Kings 9:8

For the whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, both him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.

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WEBBE

For the whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, both him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.

BSB

The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.

KJV

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:

ASV

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.

BBE

For the family of Ahab will come to an end; every male of Ahab's family will be cut off, he who is shut up and he who goes free in Israel.

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וְאָבַד ve·'a·vad and it will perish H6 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 אַחְאָב 'ach·'av Ahab H256 וְהִכְרַתִּי ve·hikh·ra·ti and I will cut off H3772 לְאַחְאָב le·'ach·'av to Ahab H256 מַשְׁתִּין mash·tin [one who] urinates H8366 בְּקִיר be·kir on a wall H7023 וְעָצוּר ve·'a·tzur and shut up H6113 וְעָזוּב ve·'a·zuv and freed H5800 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל be·yis·ra·'el in Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

In these and the like events, we must acknowledge the secret working of God, disposing men to fulfil his purposes respecting them. Jehu was anointed king over Israel, by the Lord's special choice. The Lord still had a remnant of his people, and would yet preserve his worship among them. Of this Jehu was reminded. He was commanded to destroy the house of Ahab, and, as far as he acted in obedience to God, and upon right principles, he needed not to regard reproach or opposition. The murder of God's prophets is strongly noticed. Jezebel persisted in idolatry and enmity to Jehovah and his servants, and her iniquity was now full.

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