2 Kings 9 · Verse 16

2 Kings 9:16

So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
2 Kings 9:16, King James Version

2 Kings 9:16 in other translations

BSBThen Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.
WEBSo Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
ASVSo Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
YLTAnd Jehu rideth, and goeth to Jezreel, for Joram is lying there, and Ahaziah king of Judah hath gone down to see Joram.
DARBYAnd Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jizreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
BBESo Jehu got into his carriage and went to Jezreel, for Joram was ill in bed there; and Ahaziah, king of Judah, had come down to see Joram.
WebsterSo Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

What does 2 Kings 9:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel--Full of ambitious designs, he immediately proceeded to cross the Jordan to execute his commission on the house of Ahab.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Jehu - went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there - From the preceding verse we learn, that Joram had been wounded in his attack on Ramoth-gilead, and had gone to Jezreel to be cured; and neither he nor Ahaziah knew any thing of the conspiracy in Ramoth-gilead, because Jehu and his captains took care to prevent any person from leaving the city; so that the two kings at Jezreel knew nothing of what had taken place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 9:16-29
Jehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in his work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be known by his fury. He that has rule over his own spirit, is better than the mighty. Joram met Jehu in the portion of Naboth. The circumstances of events are sometimes ordered by Divine Providence to make the punishment answer to the sin, as face answers to face in a glass. The way of sin can never be the way of peace, Is 57:21. What peace can sinners have with God? No peace so long as sin is persisted in; but when it is repented of and forsaken, there is peace. Joram died as a criminal, under the sentence of the law. Ahaziah was joined with the house of Ahab. He was one of them; he had made himself so by sin. It is dangerous to join evil-doers; we shall be entangled in guilt and misery by it.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Kings 9:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּרְכַּ֤בvai.yir.Kavand he rode in a chariotH7392
יֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'JehuH3058
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
יִזְרְעֶ֔אלָהyiz.re.'E.lahJezreel towardsH3157
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יוֹרָ֖םyo.RamJoramH3141
שֹׁכֵ֣בsho.Khev[was] lyingH7901
שָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>H8033
וַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙va.'a.chaz.Yahand AhaziahH274
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
יָרַ֖דya.Radhe had come downH3381
לִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otto seeH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יוֹרָֽם\׃yo.RamJoramH3141

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Cross references for 2 Kings 9:16

  • 2 Chronicles 22:6-7

    And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

  • 2 Kings 8:28-29

    And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth–gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Ahaziah.
8:28,29; 2Ch 22:6,7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 9:15

    But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.

  • 2 Kings 9:16

    So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

  • 2 Kings 9:17

    And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?

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2 Kings 9:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Jehú cabalgó, y fuése á Jezreel, porque Joram estaba allí enfermo. También Ochôzías rey de Judá había descendido á visitar á Joram.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jéhu monta en char, et s’en alla à Jizreël, car Joram y était alité; et Achazia, roi de Juda, était descendu pour voir Joram.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehu saß auf und zog nach Jisreel; denn Joram lag daselbst. Und Ahasja, der König von Juda, war hinabgezogen, um Joram zu besuchen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ascendit, et profectus est in Jezrahel: Joram enim ægrotabat ibi, et Ochozias rex Juda descenderat ad visitandum Joram.