2 Kings 9:21

And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joram	יְהוֹרָם֙ ye.ho.Ram	H3088	Jehoram · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ready	אֱסֹ֔ר 'e.Sor	H631	to yoke or hitch · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
chariot	רִכְבּ֑וֹ rikh.Bo	H7393	a vehicle · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ready	וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר vai.ye'.Sor	H631	to yoke or hitch · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Joram	יְהוֹרָ֣ם ye.ho.Ram	H3088	Jehoram · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל Yis.ra.'el	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Ahaziah	וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ va.'a.chaz.Ya.hu	H274	Achazjah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א vai.ye.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
each	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
chariot	בְּרִכְבּ֗וֹ be.rikh.Bo	H7393	a vehicle · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
out	וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ vai.ye.tze.'U	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
against	קִרְאָה qirʼâh	H7125	an encountering
Jehu	יֵה֔וּא ye.Hu'	H3058	Jehu · proper noun, a man's name
met	וַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּ vai.yim.tza.'U.hu	H4672	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
portion	בְּחֶלְקַ֖ת be.chel.Kat	H2513	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Naboth	נָב֥וֹת na.Vot	H5022	Naboth · proper noun, a man's name
Jezreelite	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי hai.yiz.re.'e.Li	H3158	a Jizreelite or native of Jizreel · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 21:1-7 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of…
2 Chronicles 22:7 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,…
Numbers 20:14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen…
1 Kings 20:14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall ord…
1 Kings 21:15-19 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the viney…
2 Kings 9:25-26 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, whe…
Micah 1:13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgre…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:16-29

From Ramoth-Gilead to Jezreel was more than one day's march; about the mid-way between them the river Jordan must be crossed. We may suppose Jehu to have marched with all possible expedition, and to have taken the utmost precaution to prevent the tidings from getting to Jezreel before him; and, at length, we have him within sight first, and then within reach, of the devoted king. I. Joram's watchman discovers him first at a distance, him and his retinue, and gives notice to the king of the approach of a company, whether of friends or foes he cannot tell. But the king (impatient to know what is the matter, and perhaps jealous that the Syrians, who had wounded him, had traced him by the blood…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:17

there stood a watchman on the tower of Jezreel--The Hebrew palaces, besides being situated on hills had usually towers attached to them, not only for the pleasure of a fine prospect, but as posts of useful observation. The ancient watchtower of Jezreel must have commanded a view of the whole region eastward, nearly down to the Jordan. Beth-shan stands on a rising ground about six or seven miles below it, in a narrow part of the plain; and when Jehu and his retinue reached that point between Gilboa and Beth-shan, they could be fully descried by the watchman on the tower. A report was made to Joram in his palace below. A messenger on horseback was quickly despatched down into the plain to meet…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:21

Joram - and Ahaziah - went out - They had no suspicion of what was done at Ramoth-gilead; else they would not have ventured their persons as they now did.

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:21

And Joram said, make ready,.... The chariot, put to the horses; bind them, as the word signifies, to the chariot: and his chariot was made ready; by his servants immediately: and Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; not both in the same chariot, but each in his own, for the sake of greater magnificence: and they went out against Jehu; not in an hostile manner, for they had no notion of him as an enemy; though it is much they had no suspicion of him by his detaining the messengers; but Joram perhaps thought he was desirous of delivering his message himself; and in honour to him, and also being eager to know what it was, went out to meet him: and me…

Dictionary and topics

Chariot — A vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction,…
Horse — Always referred to in the Bible in connection with warlike operations, except Isa. 28:28. The war-horse is described Job 39:19-25. For a long period after their settlement in Canaan the Israelites…
Jehoram — Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr.…
Jehu — Jehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr. 2:38). (2.) One of the Benjamite slingers that joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) The son of Hanani, a prophet of Judah (1…
Jezebel — Chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel (1 Kings 16:31). This was the “first time that a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage…
Jezreel — God scatters. (1.) A town of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), where the kings of Israel often resided (1 Kings 18:45; 21:1; 2 Kings 9:30). Here Elijah met Ahab, Jehu, and Bidkar; and here Jehu executed his…
Jezreel, Portion of — The field adjoining the city (2 Kings 9:10, 21, 36, 37). Here Naboth was stoned to death (1 Kings 21:13).
Jezreel, Valley of — Lying on the northern side of the city, between the ridges of Gilboa and Moreh, an offshoot of Esdraelon, running east to the Jordan (Josh. 17:16; Judg. 6:33; Hos. 1:5). It was the scene of the…
Joram — =Jeho’ram. (1.) One of the kings of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 25, 28). He was the son of Ahab. (2.) Jehoram, the son and successor of Jehoshaphat on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 8:24).
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2 Kings 9:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:16-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:21

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:21

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 9:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:16-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:17

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:21

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 9:16-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 9:21

Rashi on 2 Kings 9:17