Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah, at the hand of Jezebel." — 2 Kings 9:7 (ASV)
The house of Ahab your master. — Not Ahab your master, but the house of Ahab your lords. The Septuagint adds, from before me.
The blood of my servants the prophets. —See 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 18:13.
The blood of all the servants of the Lord. —We are not told elsewhere, but the thing is in itself probable, that Jezebel persecuted to the death those who clung to the exclusive worship of Jehovah.
At the hand of Jezebel. —Compare to Genesis 9:5. Jezebel (Hebrew, ’Izèbel) means immaculata —that is, virgo. Is it the original of Isabel, Isabella, Isbel?