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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joram turned about and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, &#8220Treachery, Ahaziah!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treachery, O Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, <i>There is</i> treachery, O Ahaziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Joram turned around and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Joram turned back and fled, and he said to Ahaziah, “<i>There is</i> treachery, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Joram reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, &#8220There is treachery, O Ahaziah!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Joram reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “<i>There is</i> treachery, O Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Joram turned about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “<i>There is</i> deception, O Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Joram reined [his chariot] around and fled, and he said to Ahaziah, “Treachery <i>and</i> betrayal, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joram turned around and fled, shouting to Ahaziah, “It’s treachery, Ahaziah! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joram turned around and fled, shouting to Ahaziah, &#8220It&#8217s treachery, Ahaziah!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Ahaziah, let's get out of here!" Joram yelled. "It's a trap!" As Joram tried to escape, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee, he said to Ahaziah, "It's a trap, Ahaziah!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"It's treason, Ahaziah!" Joram cried out, as he turned his chariot around and fled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joram reined his horse around to flee and cried out to Ahaziah, "Ahaziah! Treachery!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, ?Treachery, Ahaziah!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off. He said to Ahaziah, "It's a trap, Ahaziah!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, "There is treason, Ahaziah."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joram turned his hands and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “This is treason, Ahaziah!” <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 Jehoram turns his hands and flees, and says to Ahaziah, “Deceit, O Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehoram turneth his hands, and fleeth, and saith unto Ahaziah, 'Deceit, O Ahaziah!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehoram will turn his hands and flee, and say to Ahaziah, Fraud, O Ahaziah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hand, and fleeing, said to Ochozias: There is treachery, Ochozias. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Joram turned his hand, and, fleeing, he said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Joram reined about and fled, crying to Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Joram turned back and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yoram returned and fled and said to Ekhazyah: “Treachery, Ekhazyah!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah: 'There is treachery, O Ahaziah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ochozias, Treachery, Ochozias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/9-23.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=3152" 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>…<span class="reftext">22</span>When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?” <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3088.htm" title="3088: yə·hō·w·rām (N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and ruwm; Jehovah-raised; Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites.">Joram</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">turned around</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nōs (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">and fled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">calling out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū (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/4820.htm" title="4820: mir·māh (N-fs) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">“Treachery,</a> <a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: ’ă·ḥaz·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or rachazyahuw; from 'achaz and Yahh; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king.">Ahaziah!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <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="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a></span><br />When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-23.htm">1 Kings 21:23</a></span><br />And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">2 Kings 10:18-28</a></span><br />Then Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. / Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal. / And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7</a></span><br />Ahaziah’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.<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, “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="/1_kings/16-30.htm">1 Kings 16:30-33</a></span><br />However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. / And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">1 Kings 19:17</a></span><br />Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">2 Kings 8:27</a></span><br />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/3-2.htm">2 Kings 3:2-3</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. / Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10</a></span><br />Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”<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="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a></span><br />from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.</p><p class="hdg">There is treachery</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14</a></b></br> And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner <i>was</i>, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">2 Chronicles 23:13</a></b></br> And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-21.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-23.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-7.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-29.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Joram</a> <a href="/joshua/22-31.htm">Treachery</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-3.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-6.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-21.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-15.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-33.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Joram</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">Treachery</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-31.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-14.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-11.htm">Turning</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Joram turned around and fled</b><br>This phrase indicates a moment of realization and fear for Joram, the king of Israel. The context is a confrontation with Jehu, who had been anointed by a prophet to become king and execute judgment on the house of Ahab. Joram's flight signifies his recognition of the threat Jehu poses. Historically, this reflects the instability and political intrigue common in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during this period. The act of fleeing can be seen as a fulfillment of divine judgment, as Joram's house was under God's condemnation due to the sins of Ahab and Jezebel.<p><b>calling out to Ahaziah</b><br>Ahaziah was the king of Judah and a relative of Joram, as both were connected through marriage alliances with the house of Ahab. This alliance is significant as it shows the political and familial ties between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, despite their often contentious relationship. The call to Ahaziah highlights the urgency and desperation of the situation, as Joram seeks support or at least to warn his ally of the impending danger.<p><b>“Treachery, Ahaziah!”</b><br>The cry of "Treachery" underscores the betrayal Joram feels, as Jehu, a commander in his army, turns against him. This moment is pivotal in the narrative of 2 Kings, as it marks the beginning of Jehu's violent purge of Ahab's lineage, fulfilling the prophecy given by Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a>). The term "treachery" also reflects the broader theme of divine retribution against the house of Ahab for their idolatry and wickedness. In a typological sense, this moment can be seen as a contrast to the faithfulness of Christ, who, unlike the treacherous leaders of Israel, remains true and just.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joram.htm">Joram (Jehoram)</a></b><br>The king of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel. He was involved in the events leading to his downfall due to his family's idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah.htm">Ahaziah</a></b><br>The king of Judah, son of Jehoram and Athaliah. He was allied with Joram and was present during the events of <a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">2 Kings 9</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a></b><br>Anointed by God through the prophet Elisha to be king over Israel and tasked with executing judgment on the house of Ahab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a></b><br>The location where the confrontation between Jehu and Joram took place. It was a significant site in the account of Israel's kings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/treachery.htm">Treachery</a></b><br>The act of betrayal perceived by Joram when Jehu, who was supposed to be a commander in his army, turned against him as part of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's plans and purposes will prevail, even when human leaders attempt to resist or escape His decrees.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Joram's downfall is a direct result of his family's idolatry and disobedience, reminding us of the serious consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_instruments.htm">The Role of Divine Instruments</a></b><br>Jehu serves as an instrument of God's judgment, illustrating how God can use individuals to fulfill His purposes, even when they seem unlikely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_treachery_and_betrayal.htm">Recognizing Treachery and Betrayal</a></b><br>Joram's cry of "Treachery" reflects the sudden realization of betrayal, a reminder to be discerning of alliances and the true intentions of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_to_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Obedience to God's Word</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/bsb/2_kings/9.htm">2 Kings 9</a> emphasize the importance of adhering to God's commands and the dangers of aligning with those who oppose Him.<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/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_jehu's_overthrow_of_joram.htm">Is there archaeological evidence supporting Jehu's violent overthrow of Joram and the circumstances of Jezebel's death (2 Kings 9:21-37)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_dogs_literally_eat_jezebel's_body.htm">Could dogs literally devour Jezebel's body as described in 2 Kings 9:33-35, or might this be symbolic hyperbole?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_ahaziah_biblically.htm">Who was King Ahaziah in biblical history?</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>(23) <span class= "bld">And Joram turned his hands</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, turned the horses round. (Comp. <a href="/1_kings/22-34.htm" title="And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: why he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.">1Kings 22:34</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">There is treachery.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Guile, or fraud, Ahaziah!</span> Joram shouted these two words of warning to his companion as he was turning his horses to fly.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23-26.</span> <span class="accented">- Murder of Jehoram by Jehu</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Joram tamed his hands, and fled.</span> Joram made his charioteer turn the chariot suddenly round, and fled by the way by which he had come. "Turning the hands" is turning the chariot round by means of the hands; and Joram is said to have done that which he caused to be done. <span class="cmt_word">And said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.</span> <span class="accented">Mirmah is</span> "deceit" or "fraud" of any kind, and here is not ill rendered by "treachery." Jehu's conduct was not justified by the mission given him (vers. 6-10), which certainly did not authorize him to commit a treacherous murder. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/9-23.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">Joram</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹרָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3088.htm">Strong's 3088: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoram -- 'the LORD is exalted', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turned around</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fled,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּנֹ֑ס</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·nōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">calling out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’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">Ahaziah,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">“Treachery,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mir·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahaziah!”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחַזְיָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥaz·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/9-23.htm">2 Kings 9:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/9-23.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 9:23 Joram turned his hands and fled (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 9:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 9:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:24" /></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>