Bible Strands
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jehu addresses his fellow commanders at Ramoth-gilead immediately after his conspiracy is revealed, ordering them to block all escape from the city so news of the coup cannot reach Jezreel.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יָּשָׁב (va/i.ya.Shav) denotes a physical return, and לְ/הִתְרַפֵּא (le./hit.ra.Pe') literally means to become weak or recover from injury, describing Joram’s presence in Jezreel.
The thread — The pattern of a wounded monarch returning to Jezreel appears in 2 Kings 8:29 and 2 Chronicles 22:6, while the tactical sealing of a city against messengers parallels the military logic of 1 Samuel 27:9.
Why it lands — The text records Jehu’s explicit command to isolate Jezreel before stating any theological justification, requiring the reader to note how political consolidation precedes prophetic fulfillment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 27:9 Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
- 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.