2 Kings 9:30 meaning and explanation

Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.

2 Kings 9:30, Berean Standard Bible

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Jezebel has ruled beside her husband Ahab and their sons for decades, and word reaches her that Jehu, freshly anointed king, has killed Joram and is entering Jezreel. She paints her eyes, arranges her hair and looks down from an upper window, the posture of a queen receiving a visitor.

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