2 Kings 9:37 - Exposition

And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field (comp. Psalms 83:10 ; Zephaniah 1:17 ; Jeremiah 9:22 ; Jeremiah 16:4 , etc.). The expression was proverbial. In the portion of Jezreel (see the comment on the preceding verse); so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. The fragments of the body were so scattered that there could be no collective tomb, no place whereat admirers could congregate and say, "Here lies the great queen—here lies Jezebel." To rest in no tomb was viewed as a shame and a disgrace.