²² When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?”

“How can there be peace,” Jehu replied, “as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel^(A) abound?”

²³ Joram turned about and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery,^(B) Ahaziah!”

²⁴ Then Jehu drew his bow^(C) and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart and he slumped down in his chariot.