2 Kings 9:16-26

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, since Joram was lying there recovering. ^(A)And Ahaziah the king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

¹⁷ Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the ^[a]company of Jehu as he came, and he said, “I see a ^[b]company.” And ^[c]Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and have him ^[d]ask, ‘Is your intention peace?’” ¹⁸ So a horseman went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Is your intention peace?’” But Jehu said, “^[e](B)How is peace any business of yours? Turn and follow me.” And the watchman ^[f]reported, “The messenger came to them, but he did not return.” ¹⁹ Then he sent a second horseman, and he came to them and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Is your intention peace?’” And Jehu ^[g]answered, “^[h]How is peace any business of yours? Turn and follow me.” ²⁰ And the watchman ^[i]reported, “He came up to them, but he did not return; and ^(C)the ^[j]driving is like the driving of ^(D)Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”

²¹ Then ^[k]Joram said, “^[l]Get ready.” And they ^[m]made his chariot ready. ^(E)Then ^[n]Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and found him on the ^[o](F)property of Naboth the Jezreelite. ²² When ^[p]Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is your intention peace, Jehu?” And he ^[q]answered, “What ‘peace,’ ^(G)so long as your mother Jezebel’s acts of prostitution and witchcraft are so many?” ²³ So ^[r]Joram ^[s]turned back and fled, and he said to Ahaziah, “^(H)There is treachery, Ahaziah!” ²⁴ Then ^(I)Jehu ^[t]drew his bow with his full strength and ^[u]shot ^[v]Joram between his arms; and the arrow went ^[w]through his heart, and he sank in his chariot. ²⁵ And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and ^(J)throw him on the ^[x]property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when ^[y]you and I were riding together after his father Ahab, that the ^(K)Lord brought this ^(L)pronouncement against him: ²⁶ ‘^(M)I have certainly seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ declares the Lord, ‘and ^(N)I will repay you on this ^[z]property,’ declares the Lord. Now then, pick him up and throw him on the ^[aa]property, in accordance with the word of the Lord.”