Study note

2 Kings 9:27–28

  • The road to Beth-haggan went south along the eastern edge of the Jezreel Valley, passing Ibleam and continuing to Samaria.

  • Megiddo … he died there: King Ahaziah fled to Samaria, where he was captured and taken to Jehu (2 Chronicles 22:8–9). Chronicles and Kings together suggest that although Ahaziah was wounded at Gur, he managed to reach Samaria. Later, Jehu’s men caught him and brought him to Jehu, where he was executed.

  • The writer of Chronicles links Ahaziah’s capture with Jehu’s killing of Ahab’s descendants and some of Ahaziah’s relatives (see 2 Kings 10:1–17), suggesting Ahaziah evaded capture for a while. This account is very brief, mentioning Ahaziah’s death and burial before describing later events.