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2 Kings 9:27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, "Shoot him too!" So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

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Jehu chased him, shouting, &#8220Kill him too!&#8221 They wounded him in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam, but he escaped to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, &#8220;Shoot him, too!&#8221; So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him and said, &#8220;Shoot him also.&#8221; And they shot him in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, &#8220;Shoot him too!&#8221; So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw <i>this</i>, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. <i>And they did so</i> at the going up to Gur, which <i>is</i> by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah king of Judah saw <i>this,</i> he fled by the road to Beth Haggan. So Jehu pursued him, and said, &#8220;Shoot him also in the chariot.&#8221; <i>And they shot him</i> at the Ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw <i>this,</i> he fled by way of the garden house. But Jehu pursued him and said, &#8220;Shoot him too, in the chariot.&#8221; <i>So they shot him</i> at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, &#8220Shoot him too, in the chariot.&#8221 So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw <i>this,</i> he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, &#8220;Shoot him too, in the chariot.&#8221; <i>So they shot him</i> at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Ahaziah the king of Judah saw <i>this</i> and fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, &#8220;Strike him down too, in the chariot.&#8221; <i>So they struck him down</i> at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu pursued him and said, &#8220;Shoot him too, [while he is] in the chariot.&#8221; <i>So they shot him</i> at the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And Ahaziah fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, &#8220;Shoot him too! &#8221; So they shot him in his chariot at Gur Pass near Ibleam, but he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, &#8220Shoot him too!&#8221 So they shot him in his chariot at Gur Pass near Ibleam, but he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ahaziah saw all of this happen and tried to escape to the town of Beth-Haggan, but Jehu caught up with him and shouted, "Kill him too!" So his troops shot Ahaziah with an arrow while he was on the road to Gur near Ibleam. He went as far as Megiddo, where he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. An Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Ahaziah saw what happened, so he fled in his chariot toward the town of Beth Haggan, pursued by Jehu. "Kill him too!" Jehu ordered his men, and they wounded him as he drove his chariot on the road up to Gur, near the town of Ibleam. But he managed to keep on going until he reached the city of Megiddo, where he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As soon as King Ahaziah of Judah observed this, he attempted to flee by the garden house road, but Jehu pursued him. At the ascent toward Gur which is near Ibleam, he ordered, "Shoot him in the chariot, too!" Ahaziah fled to Megiddo, where he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, ?Shoot him too!? So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered, "Shoot him too." They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed after him, and said, "Shoot him also." And they shot him in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed after him, and said, &#8220;Strike him also in the chariot!&#8221; They struck him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ahaziah king of Judah has seen, and flees the way of the garden-house, and Jehu pursues after him, and says, &#8220;Strike him&#8212;also him&#8212;in the chariot,&#8221; in the going up to Gur, that [is] Ibleam, and he flees to Megiddo, and dies there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ahaziah king of Judah hath seen, and fleeth the way of the garden-house, and Jehu pursueth after him, and saith, 'Smite him -- also him -- in the chariot,' in the going up to Gur, that is Ibleam, and he fleeth to Megiddo, and dieth there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Ahaziah king of Judah saw, and he will flee the way of the house of the garden. And Jehu will pursue after him, and he will say, Strike him also to the chariot in the ascent of Gur, which is with Ibleam. And he will flee to Megiddo, and die there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Ochozias king of Juda seeing this, fled by the way of the garden house : and Jehu pursued him, and said: Strike him also in his chariot. And they struck him in the going up to Gaver, which is by Jeblaam: and he fled into Mageddo, and died there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Ahaziah, the king of Judah, seeing this, fled along the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him, and he said, &#8220;Strike this one also in his chariot.&#8221; And they struck him on the ascent to Gur, which is beside Ibleam. But he fled into Megiddo, and he died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Seeing what was happening, Ahaziah, king of Judah, fled toward Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, shouting, &#8220;Him too!&#8221; They struck him as he rode through the pass of Gur near Ibleam, but he continued his flight as far as Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, saying, &#8220;Shoot him also!&#8221; And they shot him in the chariot at the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him, and said, Slay him also, and they slew him in his chariot at the ascent of the mound, which is by Nebleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ekhazyah, King of Yehuda, saw, and he fled on the road of the Garden House, and Yahu pursued after him, and said also after him: &#8220;Kill him!&#8221; And they killed him in his chariot at the Ascent of the Mound that is by the side of Nebalam, and he fled to Magdu and died there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said: 'Smite him also in the chariot'; [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ochozias king of Juda saw <i>it</i>, and fled by the way of Baethgan. And Ju pursued after him, and said, <i>Slay</i> him also. And one smote him in the chariot at the going up of Gai, which is Jeblaam: and he fled to Mageddo, and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/9-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3205" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">26</span>&#8216;As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.&#8217; Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.&#8221; <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me&#183;le&#7733;- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">When King</a> <a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: wa&#183;&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#7717;az&#183;y&#257;h (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or rachazyahuw; from 'achaz and Yahh; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king.">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: y&#601;&#183;h&#363;&#183;&#7695;&#257;h (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: r&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#257;h (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way&#183;y&#257;&#183;n&#257;s (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">he fled</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de&#183;re&#7733; (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">up the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: b&#234;&#7791; (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: hag&#183;g&#257;n (N-proper-fs) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">toward Beth-haggan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3058.htm" title="3058: y&#234;&#183;h&#363; (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is He, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and huw'; Jehovah He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites.">And Jehu</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: way&#183;yir&#183;d&#333;p&#772; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">pursued him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: &#8217;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;r&#257;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">shouting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hak&#183;ku&#183;h&#363; (V-Hifil-Imp-mp:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">&#8220;Shoot</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;&#333;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too!&#8221;</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">So they shot Ahaziah in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: ham&#183;mer&#183;k&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;h (Art:: N-fs) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">his chariot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4608.htm" title="4608: b&#601;&#183;ma&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;h- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- An ascent. From alah; an elevation, i.e. acclivity or platform; abstractly a rise or priority.">on the Ascent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1483.htm" title="1483: &#7713;&#363;r (N-proper-fs) -- Sojourning, dwelling, a place in Pal. The same as guwr; Gur, a place in Palestine.">of Gur,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2991.htm" title="2991: yi&#7687;&#183;l&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#257;m (N-proper-fs) -- A city of Manasseh. From bala' and am; devouring people; Jibleam, a place in Palestine.">near Ibleam,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way&#183;y&#257;&#183;n&#257;s (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">and he fled</a> <a href="/hebrew/4023.htm" title="4023: m&#601;&#183;&#7713;id&#183;d&#333;w (N-proper-fs) -- Megiddo -- a tower. (Zech. 'abdan or Mgiddow; from gadad; rendezvous; Megiddon or Megiddo, a place in Palestine.">to Megiddo</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way&#183;y&#257;&#183;m&#257;&#7791; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and died</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: &#353;&#257;m (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7-9</a></span><br />Ahaziah&#8217;s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. / So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah&#8217;s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. / Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu&#8217;s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, &#8220;He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.&#8221; So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">2 Kings 8:28-29</a></span><br />Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram. / So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12-14</a></span><br />Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds, / Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, &#8220;Who are you?&#8221; &#8220;We are relatives of Ahaziah,&#8221; they answered, &#8220;and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.&#8221; / Then Jehu ordered, &#8220;Take them alive.&#8221; So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked&#8212;forty-two men. He spared none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab&#8217;s brother Asahel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5</a></span><br />Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me&#8212;what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: &#8216;I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.&#8217; / And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: &#8216;The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.&#8217; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16-18</a></span><br />In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25-27</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. / Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother&#8217;s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. / And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4-6</a></span><br />When Jehoram had established himself over his father&#8217;s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16-17</a></span><br />Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites. / So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king&#8217;s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">2 Chronicles 22:1-4</a></span><br />Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. / Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother&#8217;s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. / Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-9</a></span><br />Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, &#8220;Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer&#8217;s Field, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Hosea, &#8220;Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.</p><p class="hdg">Ahaziah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-29.htm">2 Kings 8:29</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26</a></b></br> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7-9</a></b></br> 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&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">garden house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2</a></b></br> And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it <i>is</i> near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; <i>or</i>, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.</p><p class="hdg">Ibleam</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a></b></br> And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, <i>even</i> three countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a></b></br> Neither did Manasseh drive out <i>the inhabitants of</i> Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.</p><p class="hdg">Megiddo.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29,30</a></b></br> In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a></b></br> Neither did Manasseh drive out <i>the inhabitants of</i> Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-19.htm">Judges 5:19</a></b></br> The kings came <i>and</i> fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-23.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-23.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-5.htm">Ascent</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-23.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-7.htm">Gur</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Ibleam</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-21.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Megiddo</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Road</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Shot</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-16.htm">Ascent</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-28.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-21.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-2.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-18.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-7.htm">Gur</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Ibleam</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Megiddo</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-16.htm">Road</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">Shot</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-4.htm">The prophet having done his message, flees</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "this" refers to the violent overthrow of Joram, king of Israel, by Jehu, which Ahaziah witnessed. This event fulfilled the prophecy against the house of Ahab due to their idolatry and wickedness.<p><b>he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan</b><br>Beth-haggan, meaning "house of the garden," is likely a location near Jezreel, where the events were unfolding. Ahaziah's flight indicates his fear and recognition of the threat posed by Jehu, who was executing judgment on the house of Ahab.<p><b>And Jehu pursued him, shouting, &#8220;Shoot him too!&#8221;</b><br>Jehu, anointed by Elisha's servant to be king over Israel, was zealous in carrying out God's judgment. His command to shoot Ahaziah reflects his determination to eliminate all remnants of Ahab's influence, as Ahaziah was related to Ahab through his mother, Athaliah.<p><b>So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam</b><br>The Ascent of Gur is a location on the way to Ibleam, a city in the territory of Issachar. This area was significant in Israel's history, often associated with battles and territorial disputes. The shooting of Ahaziah in his chariot signifies the sudden and violent nature of his demise.<p><b>and he fled to Megiddo and died there</b><br>Megiddo was a strategically important city in ancient Israel, often associated with military encounters. Ahaziah's death at Megiddo marks the end of his short reign and the continuation of Jehu's divinely sanctioned purge. This event underscores the fulfillment of divine prophecy and the consequences of aligning with idolatrous practices.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahaziah_of_judah.htm">King Ahaziah of Judah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who witnessed the events surrounding Jehu's revolt and attempted to flee, only to be pursued and killed.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a></b><br>Anointed by God to be king over Israel, tasked with eradicating the house of Ahab and executing divine judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beth-haggan.htm">Beth-haggan</a></b><br>The location where Ahaziah initially fled, indicating his attempt to escape the unfolding judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ascent_of_gur.htm">Ascent of Gur</a></b><br>The place near Ibleam where Ahaziah was shot, marking a significant point in his attempted escape.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/megiddo.htm">Megiddo</a></b><br>The final location where Ahaziah fled and ultimately died, symbolizing the completion of Jehu's mission against the house of Ahab.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_sovereignty.htm">Divine Judgment and Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's sovereignty is evident in the fulfillment of prophecy through Jehu's actions. Believers are reminded of God's ultimate control over history and His ability to bring about justice in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_alliances.htm">The Consequences of Alliances</a></b><br>Ahaziah's alliance with the house of Ahab led to his downfall. Christians are encouraged to consider the spiritual implications of their associations and partnerships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitability_of_god's_plans.htm">The Inevitability of God's Plans</a></b><br>Despite Ahaziah's attempts to flee, God's plans were accomplished. This teaches believers about the futility of resisting God's will and the importance of aligning with His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_in_god's_mission.htm">The Role of Obedience in God's Mission</a></b><br>Jehu's obedience to God's command serves as a model for believers to follow divine instructions, even when they involve difficult tasks.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jehu's_judgment_fit_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the harsh judgment carried out by Jehu in 2 Kings 9 with biblical themes of mercy and divine justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_athaliah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Athaliah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_ahaziah_biblically.htm">Who was King Ahaziah in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ahaziah's_age_when_he_began_to_rule.htm">How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem? Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">But when . . . saw this.</span>--<span class= "ital">Now Ahaziah . . . had seen it; and he fled, &c.</span><p><span class= "bld">By the way of the garden house</span>--i.e., in the direction of the garden house, which was probably a sort of arbour or drinking pavilion near the gates of the palace gardens, of which Naboth's vineyard formed a part. Ahaziah wished to escape from the royal park as fast as he could.<p><span class= "bld">Smite him also in the chariot.</span>--The Hebrew is much more suited to the excitement of the occasion: <span class= "ital">Him too! shoot him in the chariot!</span> (Here and in <a href="/2_kings/9-13.htm" title="Then they hurried, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.">2Kings 9:13</a>, <span class= "ital">supra, 'el</span>, "into," seems equivalent to <span class= "ital">'al,</span> "upon.")<p><span class= "bld">And they did so.</span>--Some such words as these may have fallen out of the Hebrew text. So the Syriac: "Him also! slay him! and they slew him in his chariot, on the ascent of Gur," &c. But the rendering of the LXX. involves the least change, and is probably right: "Him too! And he smote him in the chariot, in the going up," &c. This is more graphic. Jehu simply ejaculates," Him too! "and, after a hot pursuit, shoots his second victim, at the ascent or declivity of Gur, where Ahaziah's chariot would be forced to slacken speed.<p>The ascent of Gur is not mentioned elsewhere. Ibleam lay between Jezreel and Megiddo. (Comp. <a href="/judges/1-27.htm" title="Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.">Judges 1:27</a>; <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm" title="And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.">Joshua 17:11</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.</span>--See the Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/22-9.htm" title="And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.">2Chronicles 22:9</a>, where a different tradition respecting the end of Ahaziah is recorded. The definite assignment of localities in the present account is a mark of greater trustworthiness. The way in which Rashi, whom Keil follows, attempts to combine the two accounts, is revolting to common sense. It would be better to assume a corruption of the text in one or the other narrative. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 27-29.</span> <span class="accented">- Murder of Ahaziah</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house.</span> As soon as Ahaziah saw Jehu shoot his arrow, he too took to flight; not, however, in the same direction as Joram, but southwards, towards his own land. If "garden house" is the right translation of <span class="hebrew">&#x5d1;&#x5b5;&#x5d9;&#x5ea;&#x20;&#x5d4;&#x5b7;&#x5d2;&#x5bc;&#x5b7;&#x5df;</span>, we can say no more than that it was probably one of the lodges of the royal demesne, which lay south-east and south of Jezreel, whereof nothing more is known. But it is quite possible that we ought to translate, with the LXX., "by the way of Beth-Gan" - <span class="greek">&#x1f14;&#x3c6;&#x3c5;&#x3b3;&#x3b5;&#x3bd;&#x20;&#x1f41;&#x3b4;&#x1f78;&#x3bd;&#x20;&#x392;&#x3b1;&#x3b9;&#x3b8;&#x28;&#x3b3;&#x1f71;&#x3bd;</span>. In this case "Beth-Gan" would be a village or town, probably identical with En-gannim, which lay at the foot of the hills bounding the Plain of Esdraelon, nearly due south of Jezreel (Zerin), and which is now known as Jenin (see the Map of Western Palestine, by Mr. Trelawney Saunders, compiled from the surveys of the Palestine Exploration Fund, where Ahaziah's flight is well traced. <span class="cmt_word">And Jehu followed after him; and said, Smite him also in the chariot</span>; rather, <span class="accented">in his chariot</span>, not in that of Jehoram, since the two kings rode respectively in their own chariots (ver. 21). It was a bold step in a pretender not yet settled upon the throne to provoke the hostility of a neighboring country by murdering its monarch; but Jehu probably thought he had more to fear from Ahaziah himself, who had been on such close terms of friendship with Jehoram, than from any probable successors. He, therefore, finding him in his power, pursued after him and slew him. From a religious point of view he could justify the act; since the commission given to him (ver. 7) was to smite all the house of Ahab, and Ahaziah was Ahab's grandson. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. The "ascent of Gur," <span class="hebrew">&#x5de;&#x5b7;&#x5e2;&#x5b2;&#x5dc;&#x5b5;&#x5d4;&#x5be;&#x5d2;&#x5d5;&#x5bc;&#x5e8;</span>, was probably the rising ground between the southern edge of the Plain of Esdraslon and the place known as" Ibleam," or "Bileam" (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-70.htm">1 Chronicles 6:70</a>), which is reasonably identified with the modern <span class="accented">Bir-el-Belameh</span>, two miles south of Jenin. Here the steep ascent necessarily delayed the chariot, and Ahaziah's pursuers gained upon him, approached him, and wounded him. <span class="cmt_word">And he fled to Megiddo.</span> Wounded at the ascent of Gur, and despairing of making his way through the rough mountainous country which lay between him and Jerusalem, Ahaziah suddenly changed his route, perhaps thereby baffling his pursuers, and, skirting the hills, had himself conveyed to Megiddo (Ledjun), where he died, either of his wounds, or through some fresh violence on the part of Jehu (see <a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8, 9</a>). The reconciliation of <a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8, 9</a> with the present passage is difficult, but not wholly impossible. Perhaps the Chronicler means by "Samaria" the kingdom, not the town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/9-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When King</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1462;&#1469;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(me&#183;le&#7733;-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1495;&#1463;&#1494;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1444;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(wa&#183;&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#7717;az&#183;y&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_274.htm">Strong's 274: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahaziah -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1491;&#1464;&#1492;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;h&#363;&#183;&#7695;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw [this],</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1428;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(r&#257;&#183;&#8217;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he fled</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1429;&#1504;&#1464;&#1505;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#257;&#183;n&#257;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">up the road</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1491;&#1468;&#1462;&#1430;&#1512;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;</span> <span class="translit">(de&#183;re&#7733;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward Beth-haggan.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1490;&#1468;&#1464;&#1425;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(hag&#183;g&#257;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And Jehu</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1461;&#1492;&#1431;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#234;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3058.htm">Strong's 3058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehu -- 'the LORD is He', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pursued him,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1491;&#1468;&#1465;&#1448;&#1507;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;yir&#183;d&#333;p&#772;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shouting,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1440;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;Shoot</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1467;&#1443;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(hak&#183;ku&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1465;&#1514;&#1438;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#333;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too!&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1490;&#1468;&#1463;&#1501;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[So they shot Ahaziah] in</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his chariot</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1431;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(ham&#183;mer&#183;k&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the Ascent</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1469;&#1506;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;ma&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;h-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4608.htm">Strong's 4608: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, acclivity, platform, a rise, priority</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gur,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1490;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7713;&#363;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1483.htm">Strong's 1483: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gur -- 'sojourning, dwelling', a place in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">near Ibleam,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1460;&#1489;&#1456;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1428;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(yi&#7687;&#183;l&#601;&#183;&#8216;&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2991.htm">Strong's 2991: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ibleam -- a city of Manasseh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he fled</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1445;&#1504;&#1464;&#1505;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#257;&#183;n&#257;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Megiddo</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1456;&#1490;&#1460;&#1491;&#1468;&#1430;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#601;&#183;&#7713;id&#183;d&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4023.htm">Strong's 4023: </a> </span><span class="str2">Megiddo -- a tower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and died</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1445;&#1502;&#1464;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#257;&#183;m&#257;&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1469;&#1501;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 9:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/9-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 9:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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