2 Kings 8:29
in 2 Kings 8So 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And king Joram returned 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.
KJV
And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
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This verse in 2 Kings 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseFrom Ramoth, having taken it, and left his army there: to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah; the same with Ramothgilead: when he fought against Hazael king of Syria; for Benhadad being dead, he was now king in his room, 2Ki 8:15. and Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick; of the wounds which he had received, which might occasion a feverish disorder; and so it was brought about in Providence that Ahaziah should here meet with the destruction appointed for him, of which in the following chapter.
This site's exposition
to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead
on 2 Kings 8:28-29
Ahaziah joins Joram of Israel against the Hazael whose crown Elisha wept over, and the Syrians wound Joram at Ramah. Joram withdraws to Jezreel to recover, and Ahaziah goes down to see him there. Jezreel is Jezebel's city and Naboth's field, and the next chapter opens on that same ground.
This site's exposition
returned to Jezreel to recover
John Gill identifies Ramah with Ramoth-gilead and says Joram had taken the town and left his army there. Adam Clarke notes that Jehu killed Joram there. Matthew Henry sees providence bringing Ahaziah to Jezreel so that the man drawn into Ahab's sins would fall with Ahab's house.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Providence so ordered it, that he who had been debauched by the house of Ahab might be cut off with them, when the measure of their iniquity was full, as we shall find in the next chapter. Those who partake with sinners in their sins must expect to partake with them in their plagues.
Canaan, that fruitful land, was turned into barrenness, for the iniquity of those that dwelt therein. The famine in Samaria was soon relieved by the raising of that siege, but neither that judgment nor that mercy had a due influence upon them, and therefore the Lord called for another famine; for when he judgeth he will overcome.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Went back to be healed in Jezreel - And there he continued till Jehu conspired against and slew him there. And thus the blood of the innocents, which had been shed by Ahab and his wife Jezebel, was visited on them in the total extinction of their family. See the following chapters, where the bloody tale of Jehu’s conspiracy is told at large. I Have already had to remark on the chronological difficulties which occur in the historical books; difficulties for which copyists alone are responsible.
The words behind it
31 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשָׁב֩ | vaiyashav | and he returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| יוֹרָ֨ם | yoram | Joram | H3141 → | 20 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א | lehitrape' | to get himself healed | H7495 → | 67 times |
| בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל | veyizreel | in Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמַּכִּים֙ | hamakim | the wounds | H4347 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַכֻּ֤הוּ | yakuhu | they wounded him | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֲרַמִּים֙ | ʾaramim | [the] Arameans | H761 → | 11 times |
| בָּֽרָמָ֔ה | baramah | at <the> Ramah | H7414 → | |
| בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ | behilachamo | when fought he | H3898 → | 177 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| חֲזָהאֵ֖ל | chazahel | Hazael | H2371 → | 23 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָ֑ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ | vaachazyahu | and Ahaziah | H274 → | 37 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹרָ֜ם | yehoram | Jehoram | H3088 → | 29 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| יָרַ֡ד | yarad | he went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| לִרְא֞וֹת | lirot | to see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יוֹרָ֧ם | yoram | Joram | H3141 → | 20 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַחְאָ֛ב | ʾachav | Ahab | H256 → | 92 times |
| בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אל | beyizreel | in Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חֹלֶ֥ה | choleh | [was] sick | H2470 → | 76 times |
| הֽוּא׃ פ | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וַיָּשָׁב֩and he returned
vaiyashavH7725 →1056 times
יוֹרָ֨םJoram
yoramH3141 →20 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אto get himself healed
lehitrape'H7495 →67 times
בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלin Jezreel
veyizreelH3157 →36 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמַּכִּים֙the wounds
hamakimH4347 →
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יַכֻּ֤הוּthey wounded him
yakuhuH5221 →499 times
אֲרַמִּים֙[the] Arameans
ʾaramimH761 →11 times
בָּֽרָמָ֔הat <the> Ramah
baramahH7414 →
בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹwhen fought he
behilachamoH3898 →177 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
חֲזָהאֵ֖לHazael
chazahelH2371 →23 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲרָ֑םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּand Ahaziah
vaachazyahuH274 →37 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹרָ֜םJehoram
yehoramH3088 →29 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
יָרַ֡דhe went down
yaradH3381 →381 times
לִרְא֞וֹתto see
lirotH7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יוֹרָ֧םJoram
yoramH3141 →20 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אַחְאָ֛בAhab
ʾachavH256 →92 times
בְּיִזְרְעֶ֖אלin Jezreel
beyizreelH3157 →36 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
חֹלֶ֥ה[was] sick
cholehH2470 →76 times
הֽוּא׃ פhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 22:34However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:23
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
- Micah 6:13
Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.
- 1 Samuel 17:49
Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
- Revelation 9:9
They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
- 2 Chronicles 35:23
Through
2 Kings 8:28Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 22:5
Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram;
- 2 Kings 3:7
And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am…
- 1 Kings 19:17
Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
- 2 Chronicles 18:2–3
And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Chronicles 22:5
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Kings

Who and where
5 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomAhabSeventh king of the northern kingdom, son of Omri, who "did evil above all that were before him"; Elijah's chief antagonist, conde…
- PersonDivided kingdomHazaelThe Aramean officer over whose face Elisha wept, foreseeing the cruelty of his coming reign; king of Aram and scourge of Israel.
- PlaceHill country of EphraimRamahSamuel's home town, the seat of his circuit as judge, the place David fled to, and the prophet's burial place.
- PlaceNorthern IsraelJezreelAhab's summer capital beside Naboth's vineyard; the city of the dogs' prophecy, where Jezebel fell and Jehu's wheels rolled.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
