24 Then (A)Jehu [a]drew his bow with his full strength and [b]shot [c]Joram between his arms; and the arrow went [d]through his heart, and he sank in his chariot.

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  1. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit filled his hand with the bow
  2. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit struck
  3. 2 Kings 9:24 Heb Jehoram
  4. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit out from

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

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Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

27 (A)When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by way of the garden house. But Jehu pursued him and said, “[a]Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at (B)Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.

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  1. 2 Kings 9:27 Lit strike

27 When Ahaziah king of Judah saw what had happened, he fled up the road to Beth Haggan.[a] Jehu chased him, shouting, “Kill him too!” They wounded him in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam,(A) but he escaped to Megiddo(B) and died there.

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  1. 2 Kings 9:27 Or fled by way of the garden house