29 And king H4428 Joram H3141 went back H7725 to be healed H7495 in Jezreel H3157 of the wounds H4347 which the Syrians H761 had given H5221 him at Ramah, H7414 when he fought H3898 against Hazael H2371 king H4428 of Syria. H758 And Ahaziah H274 the son H1121 of Jehoram H3088 king H4428 of Judah H3063 went down H3381 to see H7200 Joram H3141 the son H1121 of Ahab H256 in Jezreel, H3157 because he was sick. H2470
But king H4428 Joram H3088 was returned H7725 to be healed H7495 in Jezreel H3157 of the wounds H4347 which the Syrians H761 had given H5221 him, when he fought H3898 with Hazael H2371 king H4428 of Syria.) H758 And Jehu H3058 said, H559 If it be H3426 your minds, H5315 then let none H408 go forth H3318 nor escape H6412 out of the city H5892 to go H3212 to tell H5046 it in Jezreel. H3157 So Jehu H3058 rode in a chariot, H7392 and went H3212 to Jezreel; H3157 for Joram H3141 lay H7901 there. And Ahaziah H274 king H4428 of Judah H3063 was come down H3381 to see H7200 Joram. H3141
He walked H1980 also after their counsel, H6098 and went H3212 with Jehoram H3088 the son H1121 of Ahab H256 king H4428 of Israel H3478 to war H4421 against Hazael H2371 king H4428 of Syria H758 at Ramothgilead: H7433 H1568 and the Syrians H7421 smote H5221 Joram. H3141 And he returned H7725 to be healed H7495 in Jezreel H3157 because of the wounds H4347 which were given H5221 him at Ramah, H7414 when he fought H3898 with Hazael H2371 king H4428 of Syria. H758 And Azariah H5838 the son H1121 of Jehoram H3088 king H4428 of Judah H3063 went down H3381 to see H7200 Jehoram H3088 the son H1121 of Ahab H256 at Jezreel, H3157 because he was sick. H2470 And the destruction H8395 of Ahaziah H274 was of God H430 by coming H935 to Joram: H3141 for when he was come, H935 he went out H3318 with Jehoram H3088 against Jehu H3058 the son H1121 of Nimshi, H5250 whom the LORD H3068 had anointed H4886 to cut off H3772 the house H1004 of Ahab. H256
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Commentary on 2 Kings 8 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 8
The passages of story recorded in this chapter oblige us to look back.
2Ki 8:1-6
Here we have,
2Ki 8:7-15
Here,
2Ki 8:16-24
We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note,
Concerning this Jehoram observe,
2Ki 8:25-29
As among common persons there are some that we call little men, who make no figure, are little regarded, as less valued, so among kings there are some whom, in comparison with others, we may call little kings. This Ahaziah was one of these; he looks mean in the history, and in God's account vile, because wicked. It is too plain an evidence of the affinity between Jehoshaphat and Ahab that they had the same names in their families at the same time, in which, we may suppose, they designed to compliment one another. Ahab had two sons, Ahaziah and Jehoram, who reigned successively; Jehoshaphat had a son and grandson names Jehoshaphat had a son and grandson names Jehoram and Ahaziah, who, in like manner, reigned successively. Names indeed do not make natures, but it was a bad omen to Jehoshaphat's family to borrow names from Ahab's; or, if he lent the names to that wretched family, he could not communicate with them the devotion of their significations, Ahaziah-Taking hold of the Lord, and Jehoram-The Lord exalted. Ahaziah king of Israel had reigned but two years, Ahaziah king of Judah reigned but one. We are here told that his relation to Ahab's family was the occasion,