2 Kings 9:21-31

21 Then Joram said, "Get ready." And they made his chariot ready. ¹Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and found him in the ²property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?" And he answered, "What peace, ³so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?"

23 So Joram reined * about * and fled and said to Ahaziah, "⁴There is treachery, O Ahaziah!"

24 And ⁵Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot.

25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, "Take him up and ⁶cast him into the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that the ⁷LORD laid this ⁸oracle against him:

26 'Surely * ⁹I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,' says the LORD, 'and ¹⁰I will repay you in this property,' says the LORD. Now then, take and cast him into the property, according to the word of the LORD."

Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

27 ¹¹When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, "Shoot him too, in the chariot." So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at ¹²Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.

28 ¹³Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David.

29 Now in ¹⁴the eleventh * year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and ¹⁵she painted * her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window.

31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, "¹⁶Is it well, Zimri, your master's murderer?"

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2 Kings 9:21-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 9

In this chapter we are told that one of the sons of the prophets was sent by Elisha to anoint Jehu king of Israel, and to order him to smite and destroy the whole house of Ahab, 2Ki 9:1-10, which being done unto him, and the order received by Jehu, he acquainted his captains with it, 2Ki 9:11-15, who set out with him immediately to Jezreel, 2Ki 9:16-21, where he slew Joram king of Israel, 2Ki 9:22-26, and Ahaziah king of Judah, 2Ki 9:27-29, and Jezebel, the widow of Ahab, and mother of Joram, 2Ki 9:30-37.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 16

1. 2 Chronicles 22:7
2. 1 Kin 21:1-7, 15-19; 2 Kings 9:26
3. 1 Kings 16:30-33; 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Chronicles 21:13
4. 2 Kings 11:14
5. 1 Kings 22:34
6. 1 Kings 21:1
7. 1 Kin 21:19, 24-29
8. Isaiah 13:1
9. 1 Kings 21:13, 19
10. 2 Kings 9:21, 25
11. 2 Chronicles 22:7, 9
12. Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27
13. 2 Kings 23:30
14. 2 Kings 8:25
15. Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 23:40
16. 1 Kings 16:9-20; 2 Kings 9:18-22

Footnotes 19

[a]. Heb "Jehoram"
[b]. Lit "Yoke the chariot"
[c]. Heb "Jehoram"
[d]. Lit "portion"
[e]. Heb "Jehoram"
[f]. Lit "said"
[g]. Heb "Jehoram"
[h]. Lit "turned his hands"
[i]. Lit "filled his hand with the bow"
[j]. Lit "smote"
[k]. Heb "Jehoram"
[l]. Lit "out at"
[m]. Lit "portion"
[n]. Lit "I and you"
[o]. Lit "portion"
[p]. Lit "portion"
[q]. Lit "smite"
[r]. Lit "peace"
[s]. Lit "his"