2 Kings 9:16

16 So Jehu got on his chariot and drove to Jezreel because Joram was lying in bed there. (King Ahaziah of Judah had come to see Joram.)

2 Kings 9:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:16

So Jehu rode in a chariot
In great pomp and majesty as a king: and went to Jezreel:
set forward on a march thither with his captains, and part of his army at least, from Ramothgilead; which, according to Bunting ^F14, was twenty four miles: for Jordan lay there;
to be cured of his wounds, as before observed: and Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram;
see ( 2 Kings 8:29 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Travels p. 166.

2 Kings 9:16 In-Context

14 So Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi, plotted against Joram. (Joram and all Israel were guarding Ramoth Gilead against King Hazael of Aram.

15 But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received while fighting King Hazael of Aram.) Then Jehu said, "If you want me to be king, don't let anyone escape from the city to take the news to Jezreel."

16 So Jehu got on his chariot and drove to Jezreel because Joram was lying in bed there. (King Ahaziah of Judah had come to see Joram.)

17 The watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu's troops coming. He said, "I see some troops." So Joram said, "Take a chariot driver, send him to meet them, and ask, 'Is everything alright?'"

18 So a chariot driver rode off, met Jehu, and said, "The king asks, 'Is everything alright?'" Jehu replied, "Why should that matter to you? Follow me." So the watchman announced, "The messenger you sent has reached them, but he isn't coming back."