Parallel Verses New International Version Joram turned about and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, "Treachery, Ahaziah!"
English Standard Version Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treachery, O Ahaziah!”
New American Standard Bible So Joram reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, "There is treachery, O Ahaziah!"
King James Bible And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
Holman Christian Standard Bible Joram turned around and fled, shouting to Ahaziah, "It's treachery, Ahaziah!"
International Standard Version Joram reined his horse around to flee and cried out to Ahaziah, "Ahaziah! Treachery!"
American Standard Version And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
Douay-Rheims Bible And Joram turned his hand, and fleeing, said to Ochozias: There is treachery, Ochozias.
Darby Bible Translation Then Joram turned his hand, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, Treachery, Ahaziah!
Young's Literal Translation And Jehoram turneth his hands, and fleeth, and saith unto Ahaziah, 'Deceit, O Ahaziah!'
Cross References Leviticus 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary to me;
2 Kings 11:14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
Jump to Previous Ahaziah Ahazi'ah Broken Deceit Faith Fled Fleeth Flight Hand Hands Horses Jehoram Joram Treachery Turned Turneth TurningJump to Next Ahaziah Ahazi'ah Broken Deceit Faith Fled Fleeth Flight Hand Hands Horses Jehoram Joram Treachery Turned Turneth TurningCommentaries 9:16-29 Jehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in his work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be known by his fury. He that has rule over his own spirit, is better than the mighty. Joram met Jehu in the portion of Naboth. The circumstances of events are sometimes ordered by Divine Providence to make the punishment answer to the sin, as face answers to face in a glass. The way of sin can never be the way of peace, Isa 57:21. What peace can sinners have with God? No peace so long as sin is persisted in; but when it is repented of and forsaken, there is peace. Joram died as a criminal, under the sentence of the law. Ahaziah was joined with the house of Ahab. He was one of them; he had made himself so by sin. It is dangerous to join evil-doers; we shall be entangled in guilt and misery by it.
17-24. there stood a watchman on the tower of Jezreel—The Hebrew palaces, besides being situated on hills had usually towers attached to them, not only for the pleasure of a fine prospect, but as posts of useful observation. The ancient watchtower of Jezreel must have commanded a view of the whole region eastward, nearly down to the Jordan. Beth-shan stands on a rising ground about six or seven miles below it, in a narrow part of the plain; and when Jehu and his retinue reached that point between Gilboa and Beth-shan, they could be fully descried by the watchman on the tower. 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. On the report made of his being detained and turned into the rear of the still advancing troops, a second messenger was in like manner despatched, who would naturally meet Jehu at the distance of a mile or a mile and a half down on the plain. He also being turned into the rear, the watchman now distinctly perceived "the driving to be like the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously." The alarmed monarch, awakened to a sense of his impending danger, quickly summoned his forces to meet the crisis. Accompanied by Ahaziah, king of Judah, the two sovereigns ascended their chariots to make a feeble resistance to the impetuous onset of Jehu, who quickly from the plain ascended the steep northern sides of the site on which Jezreel stood, and the conflicting parties met "in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite," where Joram was quickly despatched by an arrow from the strong arm of Jehu. We were impressed with the obvious accuracy of the sacred historian; the localities and distances being such as seem naturally to be required by the incidents related, affording just time for the transactions to have occurred in the order in which they are recorded [Howe]. |
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