And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.” Then he opened the door and fled.
But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. When they came back and told him, he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel,
And of Jezebel the Lord also said, ‘The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.’
With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.”
Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah.
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