2 Kings 9:16-29
9:16 a While Jehu was receiving the homage of his men as their king, Joram and Ahaziah were still at Jezreel (8:28-29 b; 9:14-15 c).9:21 d the plot of land that had belonged to Naboth: The property Ahab took from Naboth became the location for the demise of Ahab’s line, fulfilling Elijah’s prophecy (1 Kgs 21:19-24 e).
Summary for 2Kgs 9:22-24: 9:22-24 f The charges against Joram echoed those against his father Ahab and his mother Jezebel (1 Kgs 16:30-33 g; 21:25-26 h).
Summary for 2Kgs 9:27-28: 9:27-28 i The road to Beth-haggan led southward along the eastern edge of the Jezreel Valley, past Ibleam and on to Samaria.
• Megiddo ... he died there: King Ahaziah escaped to Samaria, where he was captured and brought to Jehu (2 Chr 22:8-9 j). The accounts in Chronicles and Kings might be combined to show that although Ahaziah was wounded at Gur, he managed to go on to Samaria. Later, Jehu’s men seized him and brought him to Jehu, where he was put to death. Since the Chronicler associates Ahaziah’s capture with Jehu’s slaying of Ahab’s descendants and some of Ahaziah’s relatives (see 2 Kgs 10:1-17 k), it appears that Ahaziah avoided his pursuers for a time. The account here is greatly compressed, with the writer recording Ahaziah’s death and burial before relating further events.
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