2 Kings 9:27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 9:16-29

From Ramoth-Gilead to Jezreel was more than one day's march; about the mid-way between them the river Jordan must be crossed. We may suppose Jehu to have marched with all possible expedition, and to have taken the utmost precaution to prevent the tidings from getting to Jezreel before him; and, at length, we have him within sight first, and then within reach, of the devoted king. I. Joram's watchman discovers him first at a distance, him and his retinue, and gives notice to the king of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 9:27

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this ,.... That Joram was slain: he fled by the way of the garden house , which perhaps stood upon the spot where Naboth's vineyard was, turned into a garden by Ahab: and Jehu followed after him ; as far as Samaria, where he was hid, 2 Chronicles 22:9 , and said, smite him also in the chariot ; this order he gave to his soldiers, to do to him as he had done to Joram: and they did so: at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam ; a city... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 9:27

Fled by the way of the garden - The account of the death of Ahaziah, as given in 2 Chronicles 22:8 , 2 Chronicles 22:9 , is very different from that given here: When Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab - he sought Ahaziah; and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria), and brought him to Jehu; and when they had slain him, they buried him. "The current of the story at large is this," says Dr. Lightfoot: "Jehu slayeth Joram in the field of Jezreel, as Ahaziah... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37

THE ANOINTING OF JEHU . His MURDER OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH . THE DEATH OF JEZEBEL . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37

The deaths of Jehoram and Jezebel; or, the Divine law of retribution. King Jehoram was lying sick at Jezreel of the wounds he had received in battle from the Syrians. Ahaziah King of Judah had come down to visit him, and, as they conversed together, the watchman upon the city wall brought tidings of an armed company approaching. Jehu, at the head of them, was by-and-by recognized by his furious driving. He had already been proclaimed king in Ramoth-Gilead, but Jehoram knew nothing of this.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:14-37

Jehu as avenger. No sooner is Jehu proclaimed king than, with characteristic decision, he gives orders that no one be permitted to leave the city to carry news to Jehoram; then, mounting his chariot, he drives off furiously to Jezreel. Whatever Jehu did, he did "with all his might" ( Ecclesiastes 9:10 ). It is this vigorous decision of character which made him so suitable an instrument in executing God's vengeance on the house of Ahab, I. JEHU 'S APPROACH TO JEZREEL . 1. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:25-37

Retribution may be long in coming, but it comes at last. Even a heathen could say, "Raro antecedentem scelestum deseruit pede poena claudo" (Horace, 'Od.,' 2 Kings 3:2 , lines 31, 32). Yet throughout all history evil-disposed men have persisted in wicked and cruel conduct, just as if it was not only possible, but probable, that retribution would be escaped. The lesson thus needs continually to be impressed on men, that, sooner or later, retribution must come—that there is no escape from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:27

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. As soon as Ahaziah saw Jehu shoot his arrow, he too took to flight; not, however, in the same direction as Joram, but southwards, towards his own land. If "garden house" is the right translation of בֵית הַגַּן , we can say no more than that it was probably one of the lodges of the royal demesne, which lay south-east and south of Jezreel, whereof nothing more is known. But it is quite possible that we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:27-29

Murder of Ahaziah. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 9:27

By the way of the garden-house - Or “by the way of Beth-Gan,” which has been conjectured to be another name for En-Gannim, “the spring of the gardens.” Both are considered identical with Ginaea, the modern Jenin, which lies due south of Jezreeh The road from Jezreel (Zerin) to Jenin passes at first along the plain of Esdraelon, but after a while begins to rise over the Samaritan hills. Here probably was “the ascent of Gur, by Ibleam,” which may have occupied the site of the modern Jelama.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 9:16-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 9:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 9:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:14-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:25-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:27-29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 9:27

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