2 Kings 9:27-32

Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

27 ¹When 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 ²Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.

28 ³Then 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 ⁴the eleventh * year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and ⁵she painted * her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window.

31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, "⁶Is it well, Zimri, your master's murderer?"

32 Then he lifted up his face to the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" And two or three officials looked down at him.

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2 Kings 9:27-32 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 6

1. 2 Chronicles 22:7, 9
2. Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27
3. 2 Kings 23:30
4. 2 Kings 8:25
5. Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 23:40
6. 1 Kings 16:9-20; 2 Kings 9:18-22

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "smite"
[b]. Lit "peace"
[c]. Lit "his"