2 Kings 9:29

29 Ahaziah had become king of Judah. It was in the 11th year of Joram, the son of Ahab.

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 Ahaziah, the king of Judah, saw what had happened. So he tried to get away. He went up the road toward Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him. He shouted, "Kill him too!" Jehu's men wounded Ahaziah in his chariot. It happened on the way up to Gur near Ibleam. But he escaped to Megiddo. And that's where he died.

28 Ahaziah's servants took him to Jerusalem in his chariot. They buried his body in his family tomb in the City of David.

29 Ahaziah had become king of Judah. It was in the 11th year of Joram, the son of Ahab.

30 Jehu went to Jezreel. Jezebel heard about it. So she put makeup on her eyes and fixed her hair. She looked out of a window.

31 Jehu entered the gate below. Then Jezebel said, "You are just like Zimri. You murdered your master. Have you come here in peace?"