2 Kings 9:14
in 2 Kings 9Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
KJV
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
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This verse in 2 Kings 9
Commentary
6 notes on this verseJoram had kept Ramoth-gilead - The confederate armies appear to have taken this city; but they were obliged to watch their conquests, as they perceived that Hazael was determined to retake it if possible.
This site's exposition
conspired against Joram
on 2 Kings 9:14-15
The narrator breaks the action to explain what a reader already half knows from the previous chapter, that Joram had held Ramoth-gilead against Hazael and been carried home wounded, leaving Jehu in command at the border. Jehu's first order as king is not a march but a seal on the city, let none go forth nor escape, so that the news reaches Jezreel only in his own chariot. The conspiracy's whole advantage is the silence he buys with that one instruction.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
There he was fighting for the king his master, but received orders from a higher king to fight against him. It does not appear that Jehu aimed at the government, or that he ever thought of it, but the commission given him was a perfect surprise to him.
22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? 23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram,.... He and the captains with him entered into a confederacy to depose Joram, and set him up as king: now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria; having taken it, he left his army in it, under the command of his captains, of which Jehu was the chief, to keep it from the king of Syria; which gave Jehu a fairer opportunity, having the army at his command, and at a distance from Joram, of forming a conspiracy against him.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Had kept - Rather, “was keeping watch.” The city had been taken: but the war continuing, and there being a danger of the Syrians recovering it, Joram and all Israel (i. e., the whole military force) were guarding the recent conquest, while Hazael threatened it.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗ר | vaiyitkasher | and he conspired | H7194 → | 44 times |
| יֵה֛וּא | yehu' | Jehu | H3058 → | 58 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נִמְשִׁ֖י | nimshi | Nimshi | H5250 → | 5 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יוֹרָ֑ם | yoram | Joram | H3141 → | 20 times |
| וְיוֹרָם֩ | veyoram | and Joram | H3141 → | 20 times |
| הָיָ֨ה | hayah | he had been | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| שֹׁמֵ֜ר | shomer | watching | H8104 → | 468 times |
| בְּרָמֹ֣ת | beramot | at Ramoth | H7418 → | 22 times |
| גִּלְעָ֗ד | gilad | Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| ה֚וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֥י | mipenei | from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| חֲזָאֵ֖ל | chazael | Hazael | H2371 → | 23 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָֽם׃ | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
וַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗רand he conspired
vaiyitkasherH7194 →44 times
יֵה֛וּאJehu
yehu'H3058 →58 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טJehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
נִמְשִׁ֖יNimshi
nimshiH5250 →5 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יוֹרָ֑םJoram
yoramH3141 →20 times
וְיוֹרָם֩and Joram
veyoramH3141 →20 times
הָיָ֨הhe had been
hayahH1961 →3559 times
שֹׁמֵ֜רwatching
shomerH8104 →468 times
בְּרָמֹ֣תat Ramoth
beramotH7418 →22 times
גִּלְעָ֗דGilead
giladH1568 →134 times
ה֚וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִפְּנֵ֥יfrom before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
חֲזָאֵ֖לHazael
chazaelH2371 →23 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
אֲרָֽם׃Aram
ʾaramH758 →143 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 16:7Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the sight of the LORD, provoking…
it leads to
- Hosea 1:4
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 14:14
Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
- Hosea 1:4
Through
1 Kings 22:3who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:13
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 4:43
Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
- 1 Kings 4:13
Through
1 Kings 16:9However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
it leads to
- Genesis 39:4
Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
- Daniel 5:1–4
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Genesis 24:2
So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
- 1 Kings 18:3
and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
- Genesis 39:4
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Kings

Who and where
2 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,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
