2 Kings 9:25

25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, "Take him up and ¹cast him into the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that the ²LORD laid this ³oracle against him:

2 Kings 9:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:25

Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain
Not Joram's, but Jehu's captain, though he had been the former's, and his father Ahab's also:

take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the
Jezreelite;
near to which they were:

for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his
father;
either in the same chariot, or on horseback side by side, his guards or retinue following him two and two:

the Lord laid this burden upon him;
this heavy denunciation of vengeance by Elijah the prophet; and they being together, and pretty near, heard it, as he might remember, which follows.

2 Kings 9:25 In-Context

23 So Joram reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, "There is treachery, O Ahaziah!"

24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot.

25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, "Take him up and cast him into the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that the LORD laid this oracle against him:

26 'Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,' says the LORD , 'and I will repay you in this property,' says the LORD . Now then, take and cast him into the property, according to the word of the LORD ."

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

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 21:1
• 2. 1 Kin 21:19, 24-29
• 3. Isaiah 13:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "portion"
• [b]. Lit "I and you"