KJV King James Version
And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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2 Kings 9:21
And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
WEB World English Bible
Joram said, “Get ready!” They got his chariot ready. Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joram said, Make ready. And they made ready his chariot. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehoram saith, ‘Harness;’ and his chariot is harnessed, and Jehoram king of Israel goeth out, and Ahaziah king of Judah, each in his chariot, and they go out to meet Jehu, and find him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 9
18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, [Is it] peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts [are so] many?
23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, [There is] treachery, O Ahaziah.
24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוֹרָם֙H3088 · ye.ho.ramJehoramאֱסֹ֔רH631 · a.sarto bindוַיֶּאְסֹ֖רH631 · a.sarto bindרִכְבּ֑וֹH7393 · re.khevchariotוַיֵּצֵ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיְהוֹרָ֣םH3088 · ye.ho.ramJehoramמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּH274 · a.chaz.yahAhaziahמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֜הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanבְּרִכְבּ֗וֹH7393 · re.khevchariotוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלִקְרַ֣אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetיֵה֔וּאH3058 · ye.huJehuוַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּH4672 · ma.tsato findבְּחֶלְקַ֖תH2513 · chel.qahportionנָב֥וֹתH5022 · na.votNabothהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃H3158 · yiz.re.e.liJezreel
Cross-references
1 Kings 21:1-7And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.2 Chronicles 22:7And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.Micah 1:13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she [is] the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.1 Kings 20:14And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, [Even] by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.2 Kings 9:25-26Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up, [and] cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:1 Kings 21:15-19And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
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