2 Kings 9:29

29 (Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year that Joram, Ahab's son, was king of Israel.)

2 Kings 9:29 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:29

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began
Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
] In ( 2 Kings 8:25 ) , it is said to be in the twelfth year of his reign; it was at the close of the eleventh, and the beginning of the twelfth; or he began to reign with his father in the eleventh as here, and in the twelfth as there, when his father was dead.

2 Kings 9:29 In-Context

27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled on the road leading to Beth Haggan. Jehu pursued him and ordered, "Shoot him down in his chariot." They shot him at Gur Pass, which is near Ibleam. Ahaziah continued to flee until he got to Megiddo, where he died.
28 His servants brought him in a chariot to Jerusalem. They buried him in a tomb with his ancestors in the City of David.
29 (Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year that Joram, Ahab's son, was king of Israel.)
30 When Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She put on eye shadow, fixed her hair, and looked out of a second-story window.
31 When Jehu entered the gateway, she asked, "Is everything alright, Zimri, murderer of your master?"
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