2 Kings 9:21 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 9:21

“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Make ready - literally, (as in margin) “Blind,” i. e., “Harness the horses to the chariot.” The king had no suspicion of Jehu’s treason. Probably he imagined that he was bringing him important news from the seat of war. Ahaziah’s accompanying him is significant of the close friendship which united the uncle and the nephew.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Portion of Naboth - The very sight of that ground was enough to make Jehu triumph and Joram tremble. The circumstances of events are sometimes so ordered by Divine providence, as to make the punishment answer the sin, as face answers face in a glass.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

A report was made to Joram in his palace below. A messenger on horseback was quickly despatched down into the plain to meet the ambiguous host and to question the object of their approach. "Is it peace?" We may safely assume that this messenger would meet Jehu at the distance of three miles or more.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יְהוֹרָם֙	ye.ho.Ram	Jehoram	H3088 →
אֱסֹ֔ר	'e.Sor	harness	H631 →
וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר	vai.ye'.Sor	and someone harnessed	H631 →
רִכְבּ֑וֹ	rikh.Bo	chariot his	H7393 →
וַיֵּצֵ֣א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
יְהוֹרָ֣ם	ye.ho.Ram	Jehoram	H3088 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל	Yis.ra.'el	Israel	H3478 →
וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ	va.'a.chaz.Ya.hu	and Ahaziah	H274 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָ֜ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
בְּרִכְבּ֗וֹ	be.rikh.Bo	in chariot his	H7393 →
וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙	vai.ye.tze.'U	and they went out	H3318 →
לִקְרַ֣את	lik.Rat	to meet	H7122 →
יֵה֔וּא	ye.Hu'	Jehu	H3058 →
וַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּ	vai.yim.tza.'U.hu	and they found him	H4672 →
בְּחֶלְקַ֖ת	be.chel.Kat	in [the] portion of land of	H2513 →
נָב֥וֹת	na.Vot	Naboth	H5022 →
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃	hai.yiz.re.'e.Li	the Jezreelite	H3158 →

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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…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 10:15
  So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the…
- Psalms 9:16
  The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Isaiah 46:10
  I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Through
Micah 1:13
Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
leads to
- 2 Kings 18:17
  Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by…
- Joshua 10:3
  Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 32:9
  Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were…
Through
Numbers 20:14
From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
leads to
- Judges 11:16–17
  But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
- Deuteronomy 23:7
  Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 2 Kings