29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
29 (In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king of Judah.)
29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
29 In the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king of Judah.
29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.
29 Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 9:29
Commentary on 2 Kings 9:16-29
(Read 2 Kings 9:16-29)
Jehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in his work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be known by his fury. He that has rule over his own spirit, is better than the mighty. Joram met Jehu in the portion of Naboth. The circumstances of events are sometimes ordered by Divine Providence to make the punishment answer to the sin, as face answers to face in a glass. The way of sin can never be the way of peace, Isaiah 57:21. What peace can sinners have with God? No peace so long as sin is persisted in; but when it is repented of and forsaken, there is peace. Joram died as a criminal, under the sentence of the law. Ahaziah was joined with the house of Ahab. He was one of them; he had made himself so by sin. It is dangerous to join evil-doers; we shall be entangled in guilt and misery by it.