2 Kings 8:29

29 he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him.

2 Kings 8:29 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 29 And King Joram went back
From Ramoth, having taken it, and left his army there:

to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him
at Ramah;
the same with Ramothgilead:

when he fought against Hazael king of Syria;
for Benhadad being dead, he was now king in his room, ( 2 Kings 8:15 )

and Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the
son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick;
of the wounds which he had received, which might occasion a feverish disorder; and so it was brought about in Providence that Ahaziah should here meet with the destruction appointed for him, of which in the following chapter. See ( 2 Chronicles 22:7 ) .

2 Kings 8:29 In-Context

27 Ahaziah followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family. He did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done, for he was related by marriage to the family of Ahab.

28 Ahaziah joined Joram son of Ahab in his war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded King Joram in the battle,

29 he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Ramah, a variant spelling of Ramoth.