2 Kings 8:29

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Modern

So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.

Traditional

And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Literal

And Jehoram the king went back to recover—to Jezreel—from the wounds that the Aramaeans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Latin

Qui reversus est ut curaretur in Jezrahel, quia vulneraverant eum Syri in Ramoth præliantem contra Hazaël regem Syriæ. Porro Ochozias filius Joram rex Juda descendit invisere Joram filium Achab in Jezrahel, quia ægrotabat ibi.

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Hebrew

English

So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.

Notes

2 Kings 8:28–29

Once again, a king of Judah joined an Israelite king to fight the Arameans at Ramoth-gilead (see 1 Kings 22:1–40).
Jezreel acted as a second capital for Israel during Ahab’s rule (1 Kings 21:1); he went there after seeing Elijah's challenge with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:46).

Theme notes and profiles

Arameans Elijah Elisha

Events

Reign of Ahaziah (Jehoahaz)

Related verses

2 Kings 9:15–16
…but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”
2 Chronicles 22:5–7
Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
2 Kings 8:28
Then Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.
1 Kings 22:34
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

Parallels

2 Chronicles 22:1–7

People

Ahab: Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel Ahaziah: King of Judah, son of Jehoram and Athaliah Hazael: King of Aram (Syria), anointed by Elijah Jehoram: Son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah Joram: King of N. Israel, son of Ahab Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jezreel: A city in Issachar, associated with Ahab and Jezebel Ramoth: City of refuge east of the Jordan Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict

Glossary

Jehoram Jezreel (Place) Kings, Books of First and Second Ramah Ramoth-Gilead

Topics

Ahaziah: King of Judah--Called Azariah and Jehoahaz: History of Friendship: Joram and Ahaziah Hazael: Conquests By Jezreel: A City of the Tribe of Issachar: Joram's Residence In Joram: Also Called Jehoram: Has War with the King of Syria Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Ahaziah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram Ramoth-Gilead: Recovered by Joram; Joram Wounded There Syria: Joram King of Israel in Seeking to Recover Ramothgilead From,

2 Kings 8:29

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