Iehu is anointed king of Israel, 7. to destroy the house of Athab and Iezabel. 14. He presently killeth Ioram king of Israel, 27. Likewise Ochozias king of Iuda. 30. also Iezabel, who is eaten by dogges.
1And Eliseus the prophet, called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him: Gird up thy loins, and take this little bottle of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth Galaad.Ma il profeta Eliseo chiamò uno de' figliuoli de' profeti, e gli disse: Cingi i tuoi fianchi, e prendi questa ampolla d'olio in mano, e va a Ramoth di Galaad.AND Eliseus the prophete called one of the children of the prophetes, and sayd to him: Girde thy loynes, and take this litle boxe of oyle in thy hand, and goe into Ramoth Galaad.Eliseus autem prophetes vocavit unum de filiis prophetarum, et ait illi: Accinge lumbos tuos, et tolle lenticulam olei hanc in manu tua, et vade in Ramoth Galaad. 2And when thou art come thither, thou shalt see Jehu the son of Josaphat the son of Namsi: and going in, thou shalt make him rise up from amongst his brethren, and carry him into an inner chamber.E giunto colà, vedrai Jehu figliuolo di Josaphat, figliuolo di Namsi, e appressandoti a lui. Lo tirerai a parte dall'adunanza de' suoi fratelli, e lo condurrai in una camera rimota.And when thou shalt come thither, thou shalt see Iehu the sonne of Iosaphat the sonne of Namsi: and going in thou shalt rayse him out of the middes of his brethren, and shalt bring him into an innter chamber.Cumque veneris illuc, videbis Jehu filium Josaphat filii Namsi: et ingressus suscitabis eum de medio fratrum suorum, et introduces in interius cubiculum. 3Then taking the little bottle of oil, thou shalt pour it on his head, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord: I have anointed thee king over Israel. And thou shalt open the door and flee, and shalt not stay there.E presa l'ampolla dell'olio, la verserai sul capo di lui, dicendo: Queste cose dice il Signore: Io ti ho unto in re d'Israele. E aprirai la porta, e fuggirai, e non ti fermerai in quel luogo.And holding the litle boxe of oyle, thou shalt powre vpon his head, and shalt say: Thus sayth our Lord: I haue anoynted thee king ouer Israel. And thou shalt open the doore, and flee, and shalt not stay there.Tenensque lenticulam olei, fundes super caput ejus, et dices: Hæc dicit Dominus: Unxi te regem super Israël. Aperiesque ostium, et fugies, et non ibi subsistes. 4So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went away to Ramoth Galaad,Il giovine adunque ministro del profeta andò a Ramoth di Galaad,The yongman therfore the childe of a prophete went into Ramoth Galaad,Abiit ergo adolescens puer prophetæ in Ramoth Galaad, 5And went in thither: and behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said: I have a word to thee, O prince. And Jehu said: Unto whom of us all? And he said: To thee, O prince.E quando ei giunse colà, vide come i principi dell'esercito erano assisi, e disse: Ho da dire una parola a te, o principe. E Jehu disse: A chi di tutti noi? E quegli rispose: A te, o principe.and entered in thither: and behold the captaynes of the armie sate, and he sayd: I haue a word to thee o prince: And Iehu sayd: to whom of vs al? But he sayd: To thee o prince.et ingressus est illuc: ecce autem principes exercitus sedebant: et ait: Verbum mihi ad te, o princeps. Dixitque Jehu: Ad quem ex omnibus nobis ? At ille dixit: Ad te, o princeps.
6And he arose, and went into the chamber: and he poured the oil upon his head, and said: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: I have anointed thee king over Israel, the people of the Lord.Ed egli si alzò, ed entrò in una camera. Ma quegli versò l'olio sul capo di lui, e disse: Il Signore Dio d'Israele dice così: Io ti ho unto re del popol mio d'Israele.And he arose, and went into the chamber: but he powred oyle vpon his head, and sayd: Thus sayth our Lord the God of Israel: I haue anoynted thee king ouer the people of the Lord of Israel,Et surrexit, et ingressus est cubiculum: at ille fudit oleum super caput ejus, et ait: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Unxi te regem super populum Domini Israël, 7And thou shalt cut off the house of Achab, thy master, and I will revenge the blood of my servants, the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezabel.E sterminerai la casa di Achab tuo signore, e io farò vendetta del sangue de' profeti miei servi, e del sangue di tutti i servi del Signore sopra Jezabele.and thou shalt strike the house of Achab thy maister, and I wil reuenge the bloud of my seruantes the prophetes, and the bloud of al the seruantes of the Lord of the hand of Iezabelet percuties domum Achab domini tui, et ulciscar sanguinem servorum meorum prophetarum, et sanguinem omnium servorum Domini de manu Jezabel. 8And I will destroy all the house of Achab, and I will cut off from Achab, him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and the meanest in Israel.E distruggerò tutta la casa di Achab, e ucciderò fino i cani della casa di Achab, e i rinchiusi, e gli ultimi d'Israele.And I wil destroy al the house of Achab, and wil kil of Achab him that pisseth agaynst a wal, and the shut vp, and the meanest in Israel.Perdamque omnem domum Achab: et interficiam de Achab mingentem ad parietem, et clausum et novissimum in Israël. 9And I will make the house of Achab, like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, and like the house of Baasa, the son of Ahias.E farò della casa di Achab, come della casa di Geroboam figliuolo di Nabath, e come della casa di Baasa figliuolo di Ahia.And I wil make the house of Achab, as the house of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the sonne of Ahias.Et dabo domum Achab sicut domum Jeroboam filii Nabat, et sicut domum Baasa filii Ahia.
10And the dogs shall eat Jezabel, in the field of Jezrahel, and there shall be no one to bury her. And he opened the door and fled.E la stessa Jezabele sarà divorata dai cani nella campagna di Jezrael, e non avrà chi le dia sepoltura. Indi egli aperse la porta, e fuggì.Iezabel also the dogges shal eate in the field of Iezrahel, neither shal there be anie to burie her. And he opened the doore, and fled.Jezabel quoque comedent canes in agro Jezrahel, nec erit qui sepeliat eam. Aperuitque ostium, et fugit. 11Then Jehu went forth to the servants of his lord: and they said to him: Are all things well? why came this madman to thee? And he said to them: You know the man, and what he said.E Jehu andò dov' erano i servi del suo signore, i quali gli dissero: Va bene ogni cosa? A qual fine è venuto quel pazzo a trovarti? Egli disse loro: Voi conoscete l'uomo, e i suoi discorsi.And Iehu went forth to his maisters seruantes. Who said to him: Are al thinges wel? Why came this madde man to thee? Who sayd to them: You know the man, and what he spake.Jehu autem egressus est ad servos domini sui: qui dixerunt ei: Rectene sunt omnia ? quid venit insanus iste ad te ? Qui ait eis: Nostis hominem, et quid locutus sit. 12But they answered: It is false; but rather do thou tell us. And he said to them: Thus and thus did he speak to me: and he said: Thus saith the Lord: I have anointed thee king over Israel.Ma quelli risposero: Non è vero; ma tu piuttosto fanne a noi il racconto. Ed egli disse loro: Ei mi ha detto questo, e questo, e ha soggiunto: Queste cose dice il Signore: Ti ho unto re sopra Israele.But they answered: It is false, but rather doe thou tel vs. Who sayd to them: Thus and thus he spake to me: and he sayd: Thus sayth our Lord, I haue anoynted thee king ouer Israel.At ille responderunt: Falsum est, sed magis narra nobis. Qui ait eis: Hæc et hæc locutus est mihi, et ait: Hæc dicit Dominus: Unxi te regem super Israël. 13Then they made haste, and taking every man his garment, laid it under his feet, after the manner of a judgment seat, and they sounded the trumpet, and said: Jehu is king.Si alzarono quegli in fretta, e prendendo ciascun di essi il proprio mantello li posero sotto a' piedi di lui, facendo come un tribunale, e sonaron la tromba, e dissero: Jehu è fatto re.They therfore made hast, and euerie man taking his mantel layd it vnder his feete, after the similitude of a iudgement seate, & they sounded the trumpet, and sayd: Iehu hath the kingdom.Festinaverunt itaque, et unusquisque tollens pallium suum posuerunt sub pedibus ejus in similitudinem tribunalis, et cecinerunt tuba, atque dixerunt: Regnavit Jehu.
14So Jehu, the son of Josaphat, the son of Namsi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had besieged Ramoth Galaad, he, and all Israel, fighting with Hazael, king of Syria:Jehu pertanto figliuolo di Josaphat, figliuolo di Namsi, fece congiura contro Joram. Or Joram con tutto Israele assediava Ramoth di Galaad contro Hazael re della Siria.Iehu therfore the sonne of Iosaphat the sonne of Namsi conspired agaynst Ioram: Moreouer Ioram had besieged Ramoth Galaad, he, and al Israel agaynst Hazael the king of Syria:Conjuravit ergo Jehu filius Josaphat filii Namsi contra Joram: porro Joram obsederat Ramoth Galaad, ipse et omnis Israël contra Hazaël regem Syriæ: 15And was returned to be healed in Jezrahel of his wounds; for the Syrians had wounded him, when he fought with Hazael, king of Syria. And Jehu said: If it please you, let no man go forth or flee out of the city, lest he go, and tell in Jezrahel.Ed era tornato indietro a Jezrael per farsi curare delle ferite, che avea ricevute dai Siri combattendo contro Hazael re di Siria. Or Jehu disse Se così vi piace, nissuno esca, o si fugga dalla città, affinchè non vada a portar la nuova a Jezrael.and was returned to be cuted in Iezrael of the woundes, for the Syrians had wounded him, fighting against Hazael the king of Syria. And Iehu sayd: If it please you, let no man goe forth fugitiue out of the citie, lest he goe, and tel in Iezrahel.et reversus fuerat ut curaretur in Jezrahel propter vulnera, quia percusserant eum Syri præliantem contra Hazaël regem Syriæ. Dixitque Jehu: Si placet vobis, nemo egrediatur profugus de civitate, ne vadat, et nuntiet in Jezrahel. 16And he got up, and went into Jezrahel for Joram was sick there, and Ochozias king of Juda, was come down to visit Joram.E si mosse egli, e andò verso Jezrael: perocché ivi si trovava Joram ammalato, e Ochozia re di Giuda era andato per visitare Joram.And he mounted, and went into Iezrahel: for Ioram was sicke there, and Ochozias the king of Iuda was come downe to visite Ioram.Et ascendit, et profectus est in Jezrahel: Joram enim ægrotabat ibi, et Ochozias rex Juda descenderat ad visitandum Joram. 17The watchman therefore, that stood upon the tower of Jezrahel, saw the troop of Jehu coming, and said: I see a troop. And Joram said: Take a chariot, and send to meet them, and let him that goeth say: Is all well?La sentinella pertanto, la quale stava sulla torre di Jezrael, vide la schiera di Jehu, che veniva, e disse: Veggo una schiera. E Joram disse: Si prenda un cocchio, e si mandi alcuno incontro a coloro, e chi anderà, dica loro: Va bene ogni cosa?The watchman therfore, that stood vpon the toure of Iezrahel, saw the troupe of Iehu coming, & said: I see a troupe. And Ioram said: Take a Chariote, and send to meete them, and let him that goeth say: Are al thinges wel?Igitur speculator qui stabat super turrim Jezrahel, vidit globum Jehu venientis, et ait: Video ego globum. Dixitque Joram: Tolle currum, et mitte in occursum eorum, et dicat vadens: Rectene sunt omnia ?
18So there went one in a chariot to meet him, and said: Thus saith the king: Are all things peaceable? And Jehu said: What hast thou to do with peace? go behind and follow me. And the watchman told, saying: The messenger came to them, but he returneth not.Andò adunque quegli, che era salito sul cocchio, incontro a Jehu, e disse: il re manda a dirti: È egli il tutto in pace? E Jehu disse: Che importa a te della pace? passa, e vieni dietro a me. E la sentinella diede avviso, e disse: Il messo è arrivato, dove son coloro, ma egli non torna indietro.He went therfore, that was gotten vp into the chariote, to meete him, and sayd: Thus saith the king: Are al thinges peaceable? And Iehu sayd: What hast thou to doe with peace? passe, and folow me. The watchman also told, saying: The messenger came to them, & returneth not.Abiit ergo qui ascenderat currum, in occursum ejus, et ait: Hæc dicit rex: Pacatane sunt omnia ? Dixitque Jehu: Quid tibi et paci ? transi, et sequere me. Nuntiavit quoque speculator, dicens: Venit nuntius ad eos, et non revertitur. 19And he sent a second chariot of horses: and he came to them, and said: Thus saith the king: Is there peace? And Jehu said: What hast thou to do with peace? pass, and follow me.E (Joram) mandò anche il secondo cocchio, e il messo arrivò presso a coloro, e disse: Il re ha detto: Abbiam noi pace? Ma Jehu disse: Che importa a te della pace? passa, e vieni dietro a me.He sent also the second chariote of horses: and he came to them, and said: Thus sayth the king: Is there peace? And Iehu sayd: What hast thou to doe with peace? passe, and folow me.Misit etiam currum equorum secundum: venitque ad eos, et ait: Hæc dicit rex: Numquid pax est ? Et ait Jehu: Quid tibi et paci ? transi, et sequere me. 20And the watchman told, saying: He came even to them, but returneth not: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu, the son of Namsi; for he drives furiously.E la sentinella diede avviso, e disse: (Il messo) è arrivato, dove son coloro, ma egli non torna: or colui, che viene in qua sembra all'andatura Jehu figliuolo di Namsi; perocché cammina a precipizio.And the watchman told, saying: He is come as far as they, & returneth not: and it is the pace as it were the pace of Iehu the sonne of Namsi, for he goeth amayne.Nuntiavit autem speculator, dicens: Venit usque ad eos, et non revertitur: est autem incessus quasi incessus Jehu filii Namsi, præceps enim graditur. 21And Joram said: Make ready the chariot. And they made ready his chariot: and Joram, king of Israel, and Ochozias, king of Juda, went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and met him in the field of Naboth, the Jezrahelite.E Joram disse: Si ammannisca il cocchio. E fu ammannito il suo cocchio; e Joram re d'Israele, e Ochozia re di Giuda partirono ciascheduno sul suo cocchio, per andar incontro a Jehu, e lo trovarono nel campo di Naboth Jezraelita.And Ioram sayd: Make readie the chariote. And they made readie his chariote, and Ioram the king of Israel went forth, and Ochozias the king of Iuda, ech in their chariotes, and they went forth to meete Iehu, and found him in the field of Naboth the Iezrahelite.Et ait Joram: Junge currum. Junxeruntque currum ejus, et egressus est Joram rex Israël, et Ochozias rex Juda, singuli in curribus suis, egressique sunt in occursum Jehu, et invenerunt eum in agro Naboth Jezrahelitæ.
22And when Joram saw Jehu, he said: Is there peace, Jehu? And he answered: What peace? so long as the fornications of Jezabel, thy mother, and her many sorceries, are in their vigour.E Joram appena vide Jehu, disse: Jehu, abbiam noi pace? Ma quegli rispose: Che pace? Le fornicazioni, e i molti venefici di Jezabele tua madre menan tuttavia gran rumore.And when Ioram had seene Iehu, he sayd: Is there peace Iehu? But he answered: What peace? The fornications of Iezabel thy mother, and her manie sorceries are in their vigour.Cumque vidisset Joram Jehu, dixit: Pax est, Jehu ? At ille respondit: Quæ pax ? adhuc fornicationes Jezabel matris tuæ, et veneficia ejus multa, vigent. 23And Joram turned his hand, and fleeing, said to Ochozias: There is treachery, Ochozias.E Joram voltò indietro, e fuggendo disse ad Ochozia: Tradimenti, o Ochozia.And Ioram turned his hand, and fleing sayd to Ochozias: Treason Ochozias.Convertit autem Joram manum suam, et fugiens ait ad Ochoziam: Insidiæ, Ochozia. 24But Jehu bent his bow with his hand, and shot Joram between the shoulders: and the arrow went out through his heart, and immediately he fell in his chariot.Ma Jehu tese il suo arco, e ferì Joram nel mezzo delle spalle, e la saetta gli usci pel cuore, e cadde subitamente sul suo cocchio.Moreouer Iehu bent his bow with his hand, and stroke Ioram betwen the shoulders: and the arrow went out through his hart, and immediatly he fel in his chariote.Porro Jehu tetendit arcum manu, et percussit Joram inter scapulas: et egressa est sagitta per cor ejus, statimque corruit in curru suo. 25And Jehu said to Badacer, his captain: Take him, and cast him into the field of Naboth, the Jezrahelite: for I remember, when I and thou, sitting in a chariot, followed Achab, this man’s father, that the Lord laid this burden upon him, saying:E Jehu disse a Badacer capitano: Prendilo, e gettalo nel campo di Naboth Jezraelita; perocché mi ricordo, che quando io, e tu sedendo nel cocchio andavamo dietro ad Achab padre di costui, il Signore pronuncio contro di lui questa sentenza, dicendo:And Iehu sayd to captaine Badacer: Take him, throwe him forth in the field of Naboth the Iezrahelite: for I remember when I and thou sitting in a chariote did folow Achab this mans father, that our Lord lifted vp this burden vpon him, saying:Dixitque Jehu ad Badacer ducem: Tolle, projice eum in agro Naboth Jezrahelitæ: memini enim quando ego et tu sedentes in curru sequebamur Achab patrem hujus, quod Dominus onus hoc levaverit super eum, dicens:
26If I do not requite thee in this field, saith the Lord, for the blood of Naboth, and for the blood of his children, which I saw yesterday, saith the Lord. So now take him, and cast him into the field, according to the word of the Lord.Io giuro (dice il Signore), che in questo campo farò vendetta sopra di te del sangue ai Naboth, e del sangue de' suoi figliuoli, che io vidi ieri. Ora adunque prendilo, e gettalo nel campo secondo la parola del Signore.If not for the bloud of Naboth, and for the bloud of his children, which I saw yesterday, sayth our Lord, I require thee not in this field sayth our Lord. Now therfore take him, and throw him into the field according to the word of our Lord.Si non pro sanguine Naboth, et pro sanguine filiorum ejus, quem vidi heri, ait Dominus, reddam tibi in agro isto, dicit Dominus. Nunc ergo tolle, et projice eum in agrum juxta verbum Domini. 27But Ochozias, king of Juda, seeing this, fled by the way of the garden house: and Jehu pursued him, and said: Strike him also in his chariot. And they struck him in the going up to Gaver, which is by Jeblaam: and he fled into Mageddo, and died there.Or Ochozia re di Giuda, veduto questo, fuggì per la strada della casa del giardino; e Jehu gli tenne dietro, e disse: Uccidete anche costui sul suo cocchio: e lo ferirono nella salita di Gaver, che è vicino a Jeblaam; e quegli fuggì sino a Mageddo, e ivi si morì.But Ochozias the king of Iuda seing this, fled by the way of the house of the garden: and Iehu pursewed him, and said: This man also strike ye in his chariote. And they stroke him in the going vp of Ganer, which is beside Ieblaam: who fled into Mageddo, and died there.Ochozias autem rex Juda videns hoc, fugit per viam domus horti: persecutusque est eum Jehu, et ait: Etiam hunc percutite in curru suo. Et percusserunt eum in ascensu Gaver, qui est juxta Jeblaam: qui fugit in Mageddo, et mortuus est ibi. 28And his servants laid him upon his chariot, and carried him to Jerusalem: and they buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers, in the city of David.E i suoi servi lo posero sul suo cocchio, e lo portarono a Gerusalemme, e lo seppellirono nel sepolcro de' padri suoi nella città di Davidde.And his seruantes layd him vpon his chariote, and caried him into Ierusalem: and they buried him there in his sepulchre with his fathers in the Citie of Dauid.Et imposuerunt eum servi ejus super currum suum, et tulerunt in Jerusalem: sepelieruntque eum in sepulchro cum patribus suis in civitate David. 29In the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Achab, Ochozias reigned over Juda;L'anno undecimo di Joram figliuolo di Achab, regnò Ochozia sopra Giuda.In the eleuenth yeare of Ioram the sonne of Achab, reigned Ochozias ouer Iuda,Anno undecimo Joram filii Achab, regnavit Ochozias super Judam,
30And Jehu came into Jezrahel. But Jezabel, hearing of his coming in, painted her face with stibic stone, and adorned her head, and looked out of a window.E Jehu andò a Jezrael. Ma Jezabele avendo saputo il suo arrivo, si diede il belletto agli occhi, e si acconciò il capo, e stava alla finestra per vedereand Iehu came into Iezrahel. Moreouer Iezabel hearing of his entrance, paynted her face with stibicke stone, and decked her head, and beheld through the windowvenitque Jehu in Jezrahel. Porro Jezabel, introitu ejus audito, depinxit oculos suos stibio, et ornavit caput suum, et respexit per fenestram 31At Jehu coming in at the gate, and said: Can there be peace for Zambri, that hath killed his master?Jehu, che entrava nella porta, e disse: Può egli aver pace Zambri, che ha ucciso il suo signore?Iehu coming at the gate, and sayd: Can there be peace to Zambri, that killed his maister?ingredientem Jehu per portam, et ait: Numquid pax potest esse Zambri, qui interfecit dominum suum ? 32And Jehu lifted up his face to the window, and said: Who is this? And two or three eunuchs bowed down to him.E Jehu alzò il capo verso la finestra, e disse: Chi è colei? E due, o tre eunuchi s'inchinarono a lui.And Iehu lifted vp his face to the window, and sayd: What is she? And two or three eunuches bowed them selues to him.Levavitque Jehu faciem suam ad fenestram, et ait: Quæ est ista ? et inclinaverunt se ad eum duo vel tres eunuchi. 33And he said to them: Throw her down headlong; And they threw her down, and the wall was sprinkled with her blood, and the hoofs of the horses trod upon her.Ed egli disse loro: Gettatela a basso. Ed ei la gettarono; e la muraglia fu spruzzata di sangue, e gli zoccoli de' cavalli la calpestarono.But he sayd to them: Cast her downe headlong, & they threw her downe and the wal was sprinkled with the bloud, and the hoofes of the horses trode her.At ille dixit eis: Præcipitate eam deorsum: et præcipitaverunt eam, aspersusque est sanguine paries, et equorum ungulæ conculcaverunt eam. 34And when he was come in to eat, and to drink, he said: Go, and see after that cursed woman, and bury her; because she is a king’s daughter.E quand'egli fu andato in casa per mangiare, e bere, disse; Andate, e abbiate cura di quella sciaurata, e seppellitela; perocché è figliuola di re.And when he was entered in, to eate, and to drinke, he sayd: Goe, and see that cursed woman, and burie her: because she is a kinges daughter.Cumque introgressus esset ut comederet biberetque, ait: Ite, et videte maledictam illam, et sepelite eam: quia filia regis est.
35And when they went to bury her, they found nothing but the skull, and the feet, and the extremities of her hands.Ed essendo andati quelli per seppellirla, non trovarono se non il cranio, e i piedi, e l'estremità delle mani,And when they went to burie her, they found nothing but the skul, and the feete, and the extreme partes of the handes.Cumque issent ut sepelirent eam, non invenerunt nisi calvariam, et pedes, et summas manus. 36And coming back they told him. And Jehu said: It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elias, the Thesbite, saying: In the field of Jezrahel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezabel.E tornarono a riferir ciò a Jehu, ed egli disse: Questo è quello, che il Signore disse per bocca di Elia Thesbite suo servo, allorché pronunziò: I cani mangeran le carni di Jezabele nel campo di Jezrael:And returning they told him. And Iehu sayd: It is the word of our Lord, which he spake by his seruant Elias the Thesbite, saying: In the field of Iezrahel shal the dogges eate the flesh of Iezabel,Reversique nuntiaverunt ei. Et ait Jehu: Sermo Domini est, quem locutus est per servum suum Eliam Thesbiten, dicens: In agro Jezrahel comedent canes carnes Jezabel, 37And the flesh of Jezabel shall be as dung upon the face of the earth in the field of Jezrahel; so that they who pass by shall say: Is this that same Jezabel?E le carni di Jezabele resteranno come sterco sopra la superficie della terra nel campo di Jezrael, talmente che i passeggieri diranno: E ella costei quella Jezabele?and the flesh of Iezabel shal be as dung vpon the face of the earth in the field of Iezrahel, so that they which passe by shal say: Is this that same Iezabel?et erunt carnes Jezabel sicut stercus super faciem terræ in agro Jezrahel, ita ut prætereuntes dicant: Hæccine est illa Jezabel ?
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Year of the World 3120.
Calmet
One. The Rabbins say Jonas; who at this rate, must have been very young, as he prophesied 50 years afterwards, under Jeroboam 2:(Calmet)
Menochius
Eliseus did not go himself, to avoid giving umbrage, and in obedience to God's order. (Menochius)
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Brethren. The captains, ver. 5.
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Calmet
Bottle. See 1 Kings 10:1. Elias had received orders to anoint Jehu, 3 Kings 19:16. (Calmet)
Menochius
There. The utmost expedition was necessary, that Joram might be surprised, as well as Ochozias, and their devoted families. (Menochius)
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Jezabel, who had persecuted the prophets unto death, 3 Kings 18:4.
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Calmet
Israel. See Deuteronomy 32:36., and 3 Kings 14:10., for an explanation of these expressions. (Calmet)
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Field, between the inner and the outer wall. Her body shall be left exposed to be eaten by the dogs.
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Haydock
Madman. The extravagant motions of the false prophets caused even the true ones to be treated with contempt. Warriors are but too apt to give way to sentiments of irreligion, (Menochius) and to despise men who lead a retired and penitential life. (Haydock)
Haydock
How often were Ezechiel and Jeremias treated as fools, (Ezechiel 33:30., and Jeremias 29:26.; Calmet) as well as our divine Saviour? The pagans looked upon those who were inspired by Apollo in the same light. (Haydock)
Cicero
Ut primum cessit furor et rabida ora quierunt, Virgil, Aeneid vi. "What authority has this fury, which you call divine, that the insane should behold what escapes the observation of the wise, and that he who has lost common (human) sense should possess divine?" ea videat insanus, et is qui humanos sensus amiserit, divinos assecutus sit? (Cicero, Divin. ii.)
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Haydock
False. We know not who he was, or what he said; though, from his conduct, we judge that he was one of the prophets. Hence they so readily acquiesced in saluting Jehu king. (Haydock)
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Garment, out of respect, as the multitude honoured Jesus Christ, Matthew 21:7. The pagans sometimes did the like when they carried their idols in procession. (Plutarch, in Alcib.) The king of Persia walked on carpets in the court of the guards, who were styled immortal. (Atheneus 12.)
Calmet
Trumpet, according to custom, 3 Kings 1:40. (Calmet)
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Menochius
Conspired, with the captains. (Menochius)
Besieged, as it is observed above, 4 Kings 28:29. Hebrew, "had kept (Haydock) or observed;" watching the motions of Hazael, lest he should return, or succour the citadel.
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Calmet
Watchman. Such were very common, (2 Kings 18:24., and 1 Machabees 12:26.) and as the army was at Ramoth, the attention of the people would be drawn that way. (Calmet)
Menochius
Troop. Septuagint, "the dust of the," etc. (Menochius)
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Haydock
Peace? As this expression sufficiently vindicated the designs of Jehu, he would not suffer the messenger to return before him. (Haydock)
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Furiously. The Chaldean and Arabic say, "he marcheth slowly." But the whole conduct of Jehu was marked with eagerness and severity, like that of Cato of Utica, (Grotius) and the utmost expedition was requisite.
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Salien
Jehu? The king supposed that he had meet with some defeat, (Calmet) or that he wished to announce the good tidings in person. (Menochius) (Salien, the year before Christ 902.)
Haydock
Vigour? How can Israel prosper? (Haydock)
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Menochius
Hand. Or ordered his charioteer to flee with all speed. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Sitting. Hebrew, "rode together after," as if they were two abreast. (Calmet)
Menochius
Burden, or dreadful misfortune. (Menochius)
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Worthington
Children. We do not read these words before, or that the children of Naboth were slain; but it is very usual to supply in one place what has been omitted in another, and Achab was not required to make restitution, (Calmet) as there were no heirs probably left. (Menochius) (Worthington)
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Menochius
House. Septuagint retain "Baithgan," the original term, as if it were the name of that road. (Menochius)
Ochozias wanted to reach the palace by that garden, which was the source of the miseries of Achab's family.
Calmet
There. Being brought back from Samaria, 2 Paralipomenon 22:9., (Calmet) or lurking in that kingdom, (Menochius) and slain by Jehu, as being the grandson of Jezabel. Great troubles took place in Juda, in consequence of his death. (Calmet)
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Tirinus
Stone, or antimony, to make the eyes look black and large. If (Calmet) Jezabel thought that she would thus command respect or love, (Abulensis) she was extremely imprudent and rash, in her present condition. Pride might suggest that she ought not to appear unadorned. (Calmet) (Tirinus)
St. Cyprian
The women of the Eastern countries delight much in painting, (Pliny, [Natural History?] 11:37., and 33:6.) and some men have not been ashamed to follow their example. (St. Cyprian)
Calmet
Sardanapalus had his eyes and his eye-lids painted. (Atheneus xii.) The Arabs, etc., think that this black colour protects the eyes against the sun-beams. (Valle 2:Ep. 17.) To express the affection of Jezabel, Hebrew has, "she placed her eyes in antimony," (fuc, or puc, whence the Latin fucus is visibly derived) as if she plunged them in it. (Calmet)
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Calmet
Master. Being convinced that she could not gain the affections of Jehu, (Haydock) and thinking that he would not lay hands on a woman, (Menochius) she insolently, or in despair, (Haydock) upbraids him as a new Zambri, who might expect a similar fate, 3 Kings xvi. (Calmet)
Tirinus
The name of Zambri was used proverbially to denote an ungrateful rebel; as with us Judas is used for a traitor. (Tirinus)
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This. "Who dares address me with such provoking language?" Hebrew, "Who with me, who?" will punish the wretch? The eunuchs, who had hitherto waited upon Jezabel, immediately shewed their readiness to take part with her enemy: so little dependence can be placed on servants in the hour of adversity, when they have long been witnesses of their masters' crimes.
Haydock
Hoofs. Hebrew, "and the horses, and he trod her under foot." (Haydock)
Menochius
Jehu shewed the example. (Menochius)
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Salien
Bury. He had forgotten the prediction of Elias, ver. 36. (Salien)
Calmet
Daughter of Ethbaal, wife of Achab, mother of Joram king of Israel, and mother-in-law of Joram king of Juda, and grandmother of his son Ochozias. (Calmet)
Haydock
Her great connexions seemed to entitle her to the rights of sepulture. (Haydock)
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Haydock
Hands. All the rest had been presently devoured, or carried off by dogs. (Haydock)
Menochius
Her precious jewels had been plundered by the soldiers. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Field, or space between the walls, 3 Kings 21:23. (Calmet)
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Haydock
Jezabel? So fallen (Menochius) and degraded, though once possessed of so much power and beauty! sic transit gloria mundi. Hebrew and Septuagint, "that they shall not say, This is Jezabel!" (Haydock)
Calmet
No monument shall recall her to the remembrance of men. (Calmet)
Haydock
Her body cannot be recognized. This will be the fate of the greatest mortal beauties, a few days after their departure. St. Francis Borgia durst not take an oath that the corpse which he had to attend, was that of the late beautiful empress Isabella: so much was it already disfigured. This sight was the beginning of his conversion, and of that eminent sanctity to which he attained, by despising all that the world can give or take away. (Haydock)
Haydock
The Spanish interpreters call Achab's widow, Isabella: and she seems to have been the sister, or relation, of Dido, who founded Carthage about this time; (Tirinus) Salien says in the 16th year of Jehu, the year before Christ 887. (Haydock)
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VVhen Naboth was falsly accused & vniustly stoned to death, as if he had blasphe med God, and cursed the king, for his pretended crimes, his sonnes were also slaine, and his landes and goodes con••• •ate: which appeareth by the kings present going to posie••e the vinyard. 3. Reg• 21.
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Origene † 254 d.C. Origen Against Celsus 7.10
… And in this he is not unlike certain persons, who said to a man whom a prophet had visited to announce future events, “Wherefore came this mad fellow to thee?”
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sant'Ambrogio † 397 d.C. Exposition of the Christian Faith 1.18
119. So, indeed, following the guidance of the Scriptures, our fathers declared, holding, moreover, that impious doctrines should be included in the record of their decrees, in order that the unbelief of Arius should discover itself, and not, as it were, mask itself with dye or face-paint.
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san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on Philippians 5
… 18 .) This was boldness, this was courage. Not so the words of Shimei, when he said, “Begone, thou man of blood” ( 2 Sam. xvi. 7 .), and yet he too spake with boldness; but this is not courage, but audacity, and insolence, and an unbridled tongue. Jezebel too reproached Jehu, when she said, “The slayer of his master” (
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san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on First Thessalonians 1
… consider, I pray, Cornelius, Tabitha. ( Acts x. 3 and ix. 36 .) Hear also Jacob saying to Laban, “Except the Fear of my father had been with me, surely thou hadst now sent me away empty.” ( Gen. xxxi. 42 .) Hear also God again, saying, “I will defend this city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.” (
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sant'Atanasio di Alessandria † 373 d.C. Defence Against the Arians (Apologia Contra Arianos) 6
… Notwithstanding this he has no church, nor a people to obey him, but is scouted by them all, like a dog
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1. VADE IN RAMOTH GALAAD. Jam enim urbs illa post regis Joram eam obsidentis vulnus capta erat vel tota, vel ejus pars, ait Abulensis, Sanchez et Serarius, idque patet ex vers. 15.
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2. SUSCITABIS EUM DE MEDIO FRATRUM SUORUM, ut Vatablus, jube ut surgat e medio fratrum, id est principum collegarum suorum; qui enim fratres, paulo post vocantur principes. INTRODUCES IN INTERIUS CUBICULUM, ut secreto eum ungas in regem: ne si publice id facias, seditio concitetur a Jorami regis asseclis et fautoribus, ideoque ubi eum secreto unxeris, statim "fugies, et non ibi subsistes."
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6. UNXI TE. Hæc videtur fuisse secunda unctio Jehu: nam prima facta videtur ab Elia; hoc enim ei jusserat Deus, III Reg. XIX, 15, ideoque eum ire jusserat in Damascum, ut ibi ungeret Hazael in regem Syriæ, ac deinde in Samariam, ut ungeret Jehu in regem Israel: sed prima illa Eliæ unctio fuit prævia et prognostica regni; hæc vero secunda facta ab Eliseo fuit regni collatio, ejusque in regem creatio. Ita Cajetanus, Histor. Scholast. Sanchez et alii.
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11. QUID VENIT ISTE INSANUS AD TE? Vide hic ut principes idololatræ, hominesque militares prophetam rideant, vocentque "insanum" et fanaticum. Vita enim prophetarum aspera, vestitus horridus, sermo propheticus eis videbatur esse insania, ac prophetæ videbantur eis insanire; erant enim quasi emotæ mentis, et altiori numinis spiritu afflati. Unde Plato in Phædone: "Quidam, ait, divino beneficio sunt insani, ut prophetæ et Sibyllæ," et Cicero, lib. II De divinat.: "Quid habet auctoritatis furor iste, quem divinum vocatis, ut quæ sapiens non videt, ea videat insanus, et is qui humanos sensus amiserit, divinos assecutus sit, et vaticinari idem sit quod insanire." "Animalis enim homo non percipit ea quæ sunt spiritus Dei," I Cor. II et III. Idem et magis faciebant prophetæ diaboli, qui gestus inconditos edebant, et furere videbantur: unde de Sibylla ab Ænea consulta ita canit Virgilius, lib. VI Æneid.: Non vultus, non color unus, Non comptæ mansere comæ: sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument, majorque videri Nec mortale sonans, afflata est numine quando Jam propiore Dei. NOSTIS HOMINEM, ET QUID LOCUTUS SIT, q. d. nostis eum insanum esse, ac proinde insana locutum, ideoque non credenda, nec a me enarranda. Id dicit Jehu, ne si se revera ab eo unctum dicat in regem, sibi creet periculum: ne scilicet aliquis vel pro Joram pugnans, vel Jehu regnum invidens, eum invadat et occidat. "Percunctantibus autem illis, inquit Josephus, qua de causa venisset juvenis, et insanum videri dicentibus: Recte, inquit, conjecturam facitis, nam insani verba locutus est. Illis vero magis etiam sibi exponi quid esset orantibus, regnum populi sibi a Deo delatum, ait illum dixisse."
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12. AT ILLI DIXERUNT: FALSUM EST, SED MAGIS NARRA NOBIS, q. d. non insana, sed seria et magni momenti locutus est propheta, cupimusque omnino ut ea nobis enarres. Unde Chaldæus vertit, falsum tu dicis, indica nunc nobis. Suspicati sunt Dei instinctu, id quod res erat, scilicet Jehu a propheta accepisse regni oraculum, illudque ab eo extorquere satagunt, unde sequitur.
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13. FESTINAVERUNT ITAQUE, ET UNUSQUISQUE TOLLENS PALLIUM SUUM (vestem extimam) POSUERUNT SUB PEDIBUS EJUS IN SIMILITUDINEM TRIBUNALIS. Septuaginta, super ascensum graduum; Vatablus, in fastigio graduum, id est in supremo gradu, nimirum summo et eminentissimo loco, q. d. loco excelso vestibus suis erexerunt ei quasi thronum regium, ut in eo velut rex sederet: hoc enim ritu eum regem crearunt. Nimirum ad vocem Prophetæ, quam a Jehu audierant principes, hi et milites divinitus excitati regnum ei detulerunt, ideoque gradus aliquos opere tumultuario construxerunt, quos palliis suis quasi aulæis constraverunt, et in summo eorum Jehu collocarunt, eique acclamarunt: "Regnavit Jehu," q. d. rex noster est Jehu, vivat ergo et regnet prospere per multos annos. Sic Plutarchus scribit de Catone Uticensi in ejus vita, stratas esse a militibus vestes per ea loca, quæ ipse pedibus calcaturus erat: quod honoris genus refert Imperatoribus impendi solere. Et in Deorum suorum quibusdam sacris, dum illos festa pompa traducerent, vestes sterni solitas esse scribit idem Plutarchus in Alcibiade. Idem de sacris Junonis tradit Athenæus, libro XII, cap. IX. Sic et Christo quasi Messiæ regi, solemni pompa ingredienti Jerusalem in die Palmarum, turba viam stravit et palmis et vestibus, Matthæi XXI.
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18. QUID TIBI ET PACI, q. d. non pacem veho, sed bellum; conjuravi enim contra tuum regem Joram, ut eum occidam regnumque ejus occupem.
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21. ET EGRESSUS EST JORAM REX ISRAEL, ET OCHOZIAS REX JUDA, etc., IN OCCURSUM JEHU; ET INVENERUNT EUM IN AGRO NABOTH JEZRAHELITÆ. Justum congruumque fuit hoc Dei judicium, qui eos congregavit in agrum Naboth ut in eo cæderentur, in quo Achab pater eorum, Naboth vinea sua spoliarat et occiderat, uti ipse per Eliam eidem prædixerat, III Reg. XXI, 23.
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22. ADHUC FORNICATIONES JEZABEL MATRIS TUÆ, ET VENEFICIA EJUS MULTA VIGENT, puta idololatria et magia Jezabelis; idololatria enim est fornicatio mystica, qua quis relicto Deo sponso, adhæret idolis, quasi adulteris. Eadem est magia, quia sacerdotes idolorum sunt magi; consulunt enim dæmonem, et ab eo oracula accipiunt. Dicit hoc Jehu, q. d. Ego ex parte Dei judicis venio, ut puniam idololatriam et magiam tuam, tuæque matris Jezabelis.
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25. QUOD DOMINUS ONUS HOC LEVAVERIT SUPER EUM. "Onus" vocatur prophetia minax et onerosa, qua Deus per Eliam prædixerat posteros Achab ob ejus scelera occidendos, III Reg. XXI, 23.
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27. ETIAM HUNC PERCUTITE, ad exterminium domus Achab a Deo prædictum et decretum. Erat enim Ochozias rex Juda, ex parte matris Athaliæ, nepos Achab, ejusque scelera et idololatriam imitabatur. Dices, II Paral. cap. XXII, 9, dicitur Ochozias fugisse et latuisse in Samaria? Respondeo, hac vice fugit et latuit in Samaria, sed ut ibidem additur, in Samaria postea deprehensus, deductus est ad Jehu in Gaber, ibique percussus fugit in Mageddo, ibique mortuus est. Ita Lyranus.
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29. ANNO UNDECIMO JORAM FILII ACHAB REGIS ISRAEL REGNAVIT OCHOZIAS SUPER JUDAM. "Regnavit," id est regnare cœpit, et vix uno anno regnavit; nam anno duodecimo Joram una cum eo occisus est a Jehu.
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30. PORRO JEZABEL INTROITU EJUS (Jehu regicidæ) AUDITO, DEPINXIT OCULOS SUOS STIBIO, non ad illiciendum Jehu in sui amorem; erat enim vetula, et sciebat Jehu esse juratum suum hostem, sed ad animositatem ostentandam, quasi quæ non timeret nec curaret Jehu; unde eum increpuit vocavitque domini sui (Joram regis) interfectorem, ut eum percelleret: putabat enim quod Jehu in se, utpote feminam et reginam, non auderet manus injicere, nec ejus in sanguine se cruentare. Quod si auderet, volebat animose et nobiliter mori, quasi mortem contemnens. Hæc est vanitas sæculi et sæcularium, æque ac mulierum vanitas est stibium et purpurissa, quam proinde Magdalena, dum pœnituit, despexit; nam ut ait S. Hieronymus, epist. ad Furiam: "Non habuit crispantes mitras, nec stridentes calceolos, nec orbes stibio fuliginatos." Unde S. Cyprianus, tract. De Opere et Eleemosyna: "Unge oculos tuos, inquit, non stibio diabolico, sed collyrio Christi."
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31. NUMQUID PAX POTEST ESSE ZAMBRI, QUI INTERFECIT DOMINUM SUUM, quasi dicat, quæ pax et societas potest esse cum Jehu, qui est quasi alter Zambri tyrannus. Sicut enim Zambri occidit Ela regem suum, III Reg. XVI, 10, ejusque regnum invasit, sic Jehu occidit Joram regem suum, ejusque regnum invadit.
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37. ET ERUNT CARNES JEZABEL SICUT STERCUS. Alludit ad Etymon nominis Jezabel. Jezabel enim Hebraice idem est quod אי זבל i zebel, id est ubi stercus? Zebel enim Chaldaice, Syriace et Arabice idem est quod stercus. Aut Jezabel idem est quod ויזבל i zebel, id est insula sterquilinii, vel væ sterquinio, ait Pagninus, unde nonnulli putant a zebel, id est stercus diabolum per contemptum vocari zabulum, id est stercorarium, ac Græcos Beelzebub vocare Beelzebul, quasi Deum stercoris; stercori enim insidet zebub, id est musca. Porro S. Ambrosius, Exhortat. ad virgin.: "Jezabel, inquit, idem est quod vanitatis profluvium, vel vana et vacua redundantia, qualis est in avaritia, ambitione, omnique concupiscentia, cujus idea est Jezabel." HÆCCINE EST ILLA JEZABEL, q. d. Itane fortuna vices commutans Jezabelem ex summo gloriæ in imum ignominiæ prostravit? Erat illa decor et pulchritudo orbis: jam putet ut sordidum stercus. Erat illa regum uxor et mater, imo domina et rectrix: en tibi jam a canibus laniatur. Erat illa terror Eliæ et prophetarum, imo totius Israelis: ecce jam illa ungulis equorum calcatur. Notat S. Chrysostomus, hom. 25 in epist. ad Roman., Jezabelem gravius punitam esse, quam Achab, qui in bello sagitta confixus decore occubuit, eo quod Jezabel fuerit ei omnis mali occasio, imo suggestrix et incentrix: "Jezabel, ait, majores pœnas dedit, quam Achab vineæ raptor: ipsa quippe universum istud negotium texuerat, regique lapsus occasionem dederat." Sic B. Franciscus Borgia, nuper Dux Gandiæ, cum Isabellæ uxoris Caroli V defunctæ corpus ad regium sepulcrum Granatam deferret, illud adeo deforme, fædum et horridum conspexit, ut non agnosceret, nec auderet jurare, hoc esse corpus imperatricis. Quare illud contentis oculis intuens et admirans: "Hæccine, inquit, est Isabella mundi Imperatrix?" Hæccine sapiens et sancta illa Isabella gaudium Hispaniæ, decus imperii, spes orbis? ubi nuperus ille vultus decor, ubi oculorum splendor, ubi coronæ regiæ majestas? Itane caro ejus versa est in putredinem, decor in fætorem, splendor in horrorem? Quare Deo mentem illuminante, attente considerans quanta esset regum regnorumque et omnium bonorum mundi vanitas, eis valedicere, et soli Deo servire decrevit, ac Societatem Jesu ingressus, rarum virtutum omnium, tam religiosis, quam sæcularibus, quin et principibus ac regibus dedit exemplar, ut patet ex ejus Vita.
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… (Deut. 4, 13; Ios. 20, 8; 21, 38; I Par. 6, 66), capoluogo del distretto salomonico a nord e a sud del Jarmùk (I Reg. 4, 13), causa di aspre lotte fra Israeliti ed Aramei, che a lungo se ne contesero il possesso strategico (ibid. 22, 3-24; II Reg. 8, 28; 9, 1-14).
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… Così la S. Scrittura ci dice che Abramo adorò Ephron Heteo (Gen. 23, 12), che Giuseppe fu adorato dai suoi fratelli (Gen. 43, 26), David da Miphiboseth, Ioab, Absalom, ecc. (II Reg. 9, 6 e 8; 14, 22 e 33); ma ci dice ancora che Mardocheo si rifiutò di adorare Aman, che pretendeva tale atto come fosse un Dio (Euth. 3,
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… Fu strumento nelle mani di Jahweh per punire il casato di Achab (v.), che trascinò Israele all'idolatria e perseguitò i profeti (II Reg. 9, 7 sgg.). …
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RE, I E II (III E IV) LIBRO DEI
… volte in I Reg. e nove in II Reg.) «fare ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore» (trenta volte nei due libri); «a cagione di David mio servo» (I Reg. 13, 32, 34; 15, 4; II Reg. 8, 19; 19, 34; 20, 6); «mingens ad parietem» (I Reg. 14, 10; 16, 11; 21, 21; II Reg. 9, 8; altrove soltanto in I Sam. 25, 22, 34).
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BAASA (EBR. BA'ĀH « ARDITTO » O « MALEFICO »)
… Il profeta Jehu ben Hanani gli preannunziò lo sterminio della sua stirpe in punizione della sua idolatria (I Reg. 15, 33-16, 7). Avveratosi sotto il figlio Ela (v.), il castigo rimase celebre nella storia biblica (ibid. 21, 22; II Reg. 9, 9; Ier. 41, 9).
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HAZAEL (EBR. ḤĀZĀ'EL E ḤĀZĀ'EL, « DIO VEDE »; ACCADICO, ḤAZA'ILU; SETTANTA, A'ĀYĀ)
… Aveva già difeso Ramoth di Galaad, ferendo Ioram (842; II Reg. 8, 28 sg.; 9, 14 sg.); ora, regnando Iehu, sconfigge ovunque gli Israeliti, occupa tutta la Transgiordania fino all'Arnon (II Reg. 10, 32 sg.; Am. 1, 3 sg.); domina su Israele: lascia a Ioachaz una …
… Fu poi la volta di Iezabel (v.), l'empia regina persecutrice dei profeti: I. la fece precipitare dalla finestra del suo palazzo, e calpestare il cadavere dai cavalli (II Reg. 9, 14-37). Quindi fece strage della casa di Ioram, come pure della congiunta famiglia di Ochozia, ed inaugurò in Israele una nuova dinastia (quinta) che si resae per circa un secolo, fino alla …
… Avendo Hazel usurpato il trono di Damasco e ucciso Benadad, I. tentò di riconquistare la città di Ramoth di Galaad: ma nel corso delle operazioni rimase ferito, e si ritirò per curarsi a Iezrael (II Reg. 9, 14 sg.). …
… Lo esprimono i nomi che O. impone ai suoi figli: Iezrahel (assonanza con Israel), la piana insanguinata da Iehu (II Reg. 9, 14-37), presagio di terribili castighi; Lā' ruḥāmāh « non più pietà », Jahweh è risoluto a non più usar misericordia; Lā' ammī « non più popol mio », che il Regno del nord ha infranta l'alleanza. …
… Molti di essi furono uccisi da Iezabel (I Reg. 18,13). I grandi p. se ne servono anche per missioni ricevute da Dio (cf. I Reg. 20, 35-43; II Reg. 9, 14-11); presenziano talvolta alle loro manifestazioni estatiche, ma mai vi prendono parte profetizzando come loro (cf. I Sam. 19,20).
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IEZRAEL (« DIO SEMINA », ALLUSIONE ALLA FERTILITÀ DEL SUOLO)
IEZRAEL (« Dio semina », allusione alla fertilità del suolo). - Città del territorio di Issachar (Ios. 19, 18), munita di mura, torri e porte (II Reg. 9, 17; 10, 8) ai piedi del monte Gelboe e non lungi da Bethsan (I Sam. 31, 1, 10).
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… Qui, sorpreso dal nuovo re Iehu (v.), fu ucciso (II Reg. 9, 21). La dinastia di Amri aveva regnato in Israele per ca. 45 anni (886-842).
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geddo » i Cananei furono sconfitti dalle tribù galilaiche e Sisara ucciso (Iudc. 5, 19); i re Joram e Ochozia furono uccisi il presso (II Reg. 9, 23-27); soprattutto memoranda la rotta del re Giosia (609 a. C.), ucciso nella « pianura di Mageddo » dalle truppe del faraone Nechao II (II Reg. 23, 29-30; II Par. 35, 22-25), e tale lutto …
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IEHU. - Decimo re d'Israele dopo lo scisma (842-815 a. C.). Capitano dell'esercito d'Israele sotto il re Ioram (v.), già prima al seguito del re Achab (II Reg. 9, 25), ricevette segretamente l'unzione a re per mano d'un profeta discepolo di Eliseo mentre era attendato presso Ramoth di Galaad (odierna es-Salt). …
IEZRAEL (« DIO SEMINA », ALLUSIONE ALLA FERTILITÀ DEL SUOLO)
… rifiutato di cederla, fu ad istigazione della regina Iezabel condannato ed ucciso (I Reg. 21). Ma più tardi, come aveva annunciato il profeta Elia, il possesso ingiustamente acquistato divenne campo di morte di Iezabel e di tutta la famiglia reale (II Reg. 9, 25, 30). Dopo la grande strage eseguita da Iehu, la città non compare più nella storia israelitica. …
9:27
… 7, 29), restò cananea fino alla battaglia di Sisara « nelle acque [Cison] di M. » (Iudc. 5, 19). Fortificata da Salomone (I Reg. 9, 15), divenne sede amministrativa di prefettura (ibid. 4, 12). Due re di Giuda, Ochozia e Iosia, vi trovarono la morte (II Reg. 9, 27; 23, 30).
… Inseguito e ferito nella salita di Gaver non lungi da Ieblaam (odierno Bel'ameh, 2 km. a sud di Genin), O. fu messo a morte per ordine di Iehu presso Mageddo (ibid. 9, 27; in Samaria secondo II Par. 22, 9: la divergenza geografica si può risolvere supponendo che il cronista siasi limitato all'indicazione generica della regione senza specificare, come …
9:29
… Εὐαῖοι). - Popolo stazionato nel paese di Canaan e sempre incluso nella lista del complesso dei popoli abitanti nel paese prima della conquista israelitica (Ex. 2, 11; 3, 8; 13, 5; 23, 28; Deut. 7, 1; 20, 17; Ios. 3, 10; 9, 1; 12, 8; 24, 11; Iud. 3, 5; II Reg. 9, 29; II Par. 8, 7; v. CANAAN).
9:30
… l'orribile delitto e predisse la prossima estinzione del casato ed una fine ignominiosa per l'istigatrice: «i cani divoreranno I. nel campo di Iezrael» (I Reg. 21, 23; v. IEZRAEL): ciò si avverò alla lettera agli inizi dell'insurrezione di Iehu (v.); cf. II Reg. 9, 30-37.
9:31
ZAMRI (EBR. ZIMRI; SETTANTA ZÁPAŘÁ)
… (I Reg. 16, 9-18). La sua ribellione rimase famosa (II Reg. 9, 31).
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