2 Kings 9:16

Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah

16 Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel since Joram was laid up there and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to visit Joram.^[a]

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 Then Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Joram and all Israel had been at Ramoth-gilead on guard against Hazael king of Aram.

15 But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought against Aram's King Hazael. Jehu said, "If you [commanders] wish [to make me king], then don't let anyone escape from the city to go tell about it in Jezreel."

16 Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel since Joram was laid up there and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to visit Joram.

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu's troops approaching and shouted, "I see troops!" Joram responded, "Choose a rider and send him to meet them and have him ask, '[Do you come in] peace?' "

18 So a horseman went to meet Jehu and said, "This is what the king asks: '[Do you come in] peace?' " Jehu replied, "What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me." The watchman reported, "The messenger reached them but hasn't started back."

Footnotes

• [a] 2 Kg 8:28-29; 2 Ch 22:6