2 Kings 9:16

16 And Jehu rideth, and goeth to Jezreel, for Joram is lying there, and Ahaziah king of Judah hath gone down 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 And Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, conspireth against Joram -- (and Joram was keeping in Ramoth-Gilead, he and all Israel, from the presence of Hazael king of Aram,

15 and king Joram turneth back to be healed in Jezreel, of the wounds with which the Aramaeans smite him, in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram) -- and Jehu saith, `If it is your mind, let not an escaped one go out from the city, to go to declare [it] in Jezreel.'

16 And Jehu rideth, and goeth to Jezreel, for Joram is lying there, and Ahaziah king of Judah hath gone down to see Joram.

17 And the watchman is standing on the tower in Jezreel, and seeth the company of Jehu in his coming, and saith, `A company I see;' and Joram saith, `Take a rider and send to meet them, and let him say, Is there peace?'

18 and the rider on the horse goeth to meet him, and saith, `Thus said the king, Is there peace?' and Jehu saith, `What -- to thee and to peace? turn round behind me.' And the watchman declareth, saying, `The messenger came unto them, and he hath not returned.'