And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
When they went to bury her, they found nothing left of her body except her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
This verse describes the gruesome fulfillment of God's judgment on Queen Jezebel, whose body was almost completely destroyed just as the prophet had warned.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the aftermath of Queen Jezebel's death, who was thrown from a window and killed as part of Jehu's divinely commanded purge of Ahab's evil dynasty. Jezebel had been a Phoenician queen who promoted Baal worship in Israel and persecuted God's prophets. The prophet Elijah had earlier prophesied that dogs would devour Jezebel's body, which this verse shows was literally fulfilled.
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