21 Then Joram said , "Get ready ." And they made 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 property of Naboth the Jezreelite . 22 When Joram saw Jehu , he said , "Is it peace , Jehu ?" And he answered , "What peace , so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many ?" 23 So Joram reined e about e and fled and said to Ahaziah , " There is treachery , O Ahaziah !" 24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms ; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot . 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer , "Take him up and cast him into the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite , for I remember when you and I were riding together after Ahab his father , that the Lord laid this oracle against him: 26 'Surely e I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons ,' says the Lord , 'and I will repay you in this property ,' says the Lord . Now then, take and cast him into the property , according to the word of the Lord ."
27 When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house . And Jehu pursued him and said , "Shoot him too , in the chariot ." So they shot him at the ascent of Gur , which is at Ibleam . But he fled to Megiddo and died there . 28 Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David . 29 Now in the eleventh e year of Joram , the son of Ahab , Ahaziah became king over Judah .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 9:21-29
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.