Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 22:6
So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes events immediately following the battle at Ramoth-gilead, recording Ahaziah’s movement to Jezreel after Joram was wounded by the Arameans.
The words — לְ/הִתְרַפֵּ֣א (le./hit.ra.Pe') means to get himself healed, and בְ/יִזְרְעֶ֗אל (ve./yiz.re.'El) identifies the destination of Jezreel.
The thread — The account of Joram retreating to Jezreel for recovery appears in 2 Kings 8:29 and 2 Kings 9:15, while 2 Kings 10:13 records Jehu meeting Ahaziah’s relatives who came to greet the royal family.
Why it lands — The text states Ahaziah went to Jezreel to visit the wounded Joram, which directly preceded his downfall. This sequence demonstrates that aligning with a condemned house triggers divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 9:15 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 Kings 8:29 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.
- 2 Kings 10:13 Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”
- 2 Chronicles 21:17 So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1 Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.