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Jehu (looking up at her window): 32 Is anyone in this city on my side? Anyone?

A few officers, who were eunuchs, peered down at him.

Jehu: 33 Seize her, and throw her out the window!

They did as he instructed and threw her out the window. Her blood splattered everywhere—on the ground, on the wall, on the horses. He rode his horse over her and pounded her into the ground.

34 He then went inside to eat and drink. After he had his fill, he gave instructions.

Jehu: Go take care of the mess outside. Give the accursed woman a proper burial. After all, she was a royal daughter.

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32 He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him. 33 “Throw her down!” Jehu said. So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot.(A)

34 Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of that cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.”(B)

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