2 Kings 9:23
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?
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.
25 Then 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;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
- KJV
- And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
- WEB
- Joram turned his hands and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “This is treason, Ahaziah!”
- ASV
- And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
- DARBY
- Then Joram turned his hand, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, Treachery, Ahaziah!
- BLB
- And Jehoram turned his hands and fled, and he said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah.”
- ÅB
- Da vendte Joram om og flyktet, og han ropte til Akasja: Det er forræderi, Akasja!
- OTB
- Så vendte Joram tømmene og flyktet, og sa til Akasja, “Det er svik, Akasja!”
- B1930
- Da vendte Joram om og flyktet, og han ropte til Akasja: Det er forræderi, Akasja!
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Original text and word study
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2 Kings 11:14
And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
Read in context2 Chronicles 23:13
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
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