2 Kings 9:15
in 2 Kings 9but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If this be your mind, then let none escape and go forth out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel.
KJV
But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
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This verse in 2 Kings 9
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
conspired against Joram
on 2 Kings 9:14-15
The wounded king had returned to Jezreel, leaving Jehu in command. His first order as king seals the city: do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel. The news will reach Jezreel only in his chariot, and the conspiracy depends on that silence.
This site's exposition
to recover from the wounds
Adam Clarke held that the allied armies had taken Ramoth-gilead and had to guard it, since Hazael meant to win it back. Joram's wounds from that fighting took him home to Jezreel. The commanders who had just crowned Jehu now held the city.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But King Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel,.... As is recorded, 2Ki 8:29 and here repeated for the reason above given: and Jehu said, if it be your minds; to engage one and all, and heartily, in this conspiracy, and to make me king: then let none go forth nor escape out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel; that so Joram might be surprised unawares, and have no opportunity either of fleeing or of preparing for his defence.
The words behind it
28 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 had returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| יְהוֹרָ֨ם | yehoram | Jehoram | H3088 → | 29 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א | lehitrape' | to get himself healed | H7495 → | 67 times |
| בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אל | viyzereel | in Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמַּכִּים֙ | hamakim | the wounds | H4347 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יַכֻּ֣הוּ | yakuhu | they wounded him | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֲרַמִּ֔ים | ʾaramim | [the] Arameans | H761 → | 11 times |
| בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ | behilachamo | when fought he | H3898 → | 177 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| חֲזָאֵ֖ל | chazael | Hazael | H2371 → | 23 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָ֑ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יֵהוּא֙ | yehu' | Jehu | H3058 → | 58 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יֵ֣שׁ | yesh | there | H3426 → | 140 times |
| נַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם | nafshekhem | [is] mind your | H5315 → | 754 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| יֵצֵ֤א | yetze' | he go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| פָלִיט֙ | falit | an escapee | H6412 → | |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָעִ֔יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| לָלֶ֖כֶת | lalekhet | to go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| לְהַגִּ֥יד | legid | to tell | H5046 → | 370 times |
| בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ | beyizreel | in Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
וַיָּשָׁב֩and he had returned
vaiyashavH7725 →1056 times
יְהוֹרָ֨םJehoram
yehoramH3088 →29 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣אto get himself healed
lehitrape'H7495 →67 times
בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אלin Jezreel
viyzereelH3157 →36 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמַּכִּים֙the wounds
hamakimH4347 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יַכֻּ֣הוּthey wounded him
yakuhuH5221 →499 times
אֲרַמִּ֔ים[the] Arameans
ʾaramimH761 →11 times
בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹwhen fought he
behilachamoH3898 →177 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
חֲזָאֵ֖לHazael
chazaelH2371 →23 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲרָ֑םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יֵהוּא֙Jehu
yehu'H3058 →58 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יֵ֣שׁthere
yeshH3426 →140 times
נַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם[is] mind your
nafshekhemH5315 →754 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
יֵצֵ֤אhe go out
yetze'H3318 →1067 times
פָלִיט֙an escapee
falitH6412 →
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָעִ֔ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
לָלֶ֖כֶתto go
lalekhetH1980 →1546 times
לְהַגִּ֥ידto tell
legidH5046 →370 times
בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃in Jezreel
beyizreelH3157 →36 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
2 Kings 8:29So 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…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 9:15–16
but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders…
- 2 Kings 8:28
Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
- 1 Kings 22:34
However, 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…
- 2 Chronicles 22:5–7
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 9:15–16
Through
2 Chronicles 22:6so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 21:17
So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except…
- 2 Chronicles 22:7
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…
- 2 Chronicles 22:1
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.…
- 2 Kings 8:29
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…
- 2 Chronicles 21:17
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Kings

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomHazaelThe Aramean officer over whose face Elisha wept, foreseeing the cruelty of his coming reign; king of Aram and scourge of Israel.
- PersonDivided kingdomJehuThe furious-driving commander anointed at Elisha's order who purged the house of Ahab and Baal from Israel — zealous for the LORD,…
- 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 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
