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23 So [a]Joram [b]turned about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “(A)There is deception, O Ahaziah!” 24 And (B)Jehu [c]drew his bow with his full strength and struck [d]Joram between his arms; and the arrow went [e]through his heart and he crouched down in his chariot. 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Lift him up and (C)cast him into the [f]property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when [g]you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that (D)Yahweh lifted up this (E)oracle against him:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 9:23 Heb Jehoram
  2. 2 Kings 9:23 Lit turned his hands
  3. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit filled his hand with the bow
  4. 2 Kings 9:24 Heb Jehoram
  5. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit out at
  6. 2 Kings 9:25 Lit portion
  7. 2 Kings 9:25 Lit I and you

23 Joram turned about and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery,(A) Ahaziah!”

24 Then Jehu drew his bow(B) and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart and he slumped down in his chariot. 25 Jehu said to Bidkar, his chariot officer, “Pick him up and throw him on the field that belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite. Remember how you and I were riding together in chariots behind Ahab his father when the Lord spoke this prophecy(C) against him:

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