KJV ORIGINAL
And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he looked up at the window and called out, 'Who is on my side? Who?' Then two or three eunuchs looked down at him from the window.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jehu is asking for allies among Queen Jezebel's servants, and some of her own palace officials respond to his call.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Jehu's violent coup against the house of Ahab around 841 BC. Jezebel, the notorious queen who had promoted Baal worship in Israel, was trapped in her palace in Jezreel. Jehu had just arrived to execute God's judgment against Ahab's dynasty, and eunuchs were typically palace servants who held positions of trust and authority in royal households.
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