32. Who is on my side? who? The Hebrew is much briefer and more to the point, mi ’itti mi, “Who with me, who?” The expression, in its brevity and impetuosity, appears characteristic of Jehu. He had dashed into the courtyard, heard the taunting, contemptuous greeting of Jezebel, and wanted the whole thing over with in a hurryâquicker than it would take for him to enter the building and seize the vile woman before him.
Eunuchs. Jezebel seems to have been the type of woman who was hated, even by those most closely associated with her. The eunuchs up till that moment had been accustomed to crouch in servile dread before her, ready to carry out her every whim. But they evidently had little respect for her and no love. They probably despised her and were loyal to her only as long as it was to their own interest. When the opportunity arose, they were ready to turn upon their former tyrant. They probably welcomed a change of administration. At least they hoped thus to secure the favor of their new master.