2 Kings 9:35

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.”

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BSBPD

“But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they go to bury her, and have not found of her except the skull, and the feet, and the palms of the hands.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 9:35 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 31:3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:3A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
  3. Isaiah 14:18All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
  4. Isaiah 14:20You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
  5. Jeremiah 22:19He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
  6. Jeremiah 36:30Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night.
  7. Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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