2Kings:9:14-29
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Thus did Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspire against Joram ,
when ,
Joram ,
was watching Ramoth-gilead ,
he and all Israel ,
because of Hazael king of Syria .
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But Jehoram the king had returned to get himself healed in Jezreel ,
of the wounds wherewith the Syrians had wounded him ,
when he fought with Hazael king of Syria .
Then said Jehu If such is your mind ,
let no fugitive get forth out of the city ,
to go and tell it in Jezreel .
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So Jehu rode in a chariot ,
and went towards Jezreel ,
for ,
Joram ,
was lying there ,
and ,
Ahaziah king of Judah ,
had come down to see Joram .
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Now ,
the watchman ,
was standing upon the tower ,
in Jezreel ,
so he saw the great company of Jehu ,
when he came ,
and said A great company ,
can I see !
Then said Jehoram Take a horseman and send to meet them ,
that he may say Is it peace ?
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So the horseman went 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 up to them ,
but hath not turned back .
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Then sent he a second horseman ,
and he came up to them and said ,
Thus ,
saith the king ,
Is it peace ?
And Jehu said What hast thou to do with peace ?
turn thee behind me .
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And the watchman told ,
saying ,
He came up to them ,
but hath not turned back ,
and ,
the driving ,
is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi ;
for ,
with mad haste ,
doth he drive .
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Then said Jehoram ,
Harness !
So one harnessed his chariot ,
and Jehoram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went forth ,
each man in his chariot ,
yea they went forth to meet Jehu ,
and came upon him in the heritage of Naboth the Jezreelite .
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And it came to pass ,
when Jehoram saw Jehu ,
that he said Is it peace ,
Jehu ?
And he said What can be the peace ,
while thy mother Jezebels harlotries and her incantations do so abound ?
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Then Jehoram turned his hands ,
and fled ,
and said unto Ahaziah Treachery !
O Ahaziah !
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And ,
Jehu ,
bent his bow ,
and smote Jehoram ,
between his arms ,
and the arrow came out at his heart ,
and he sank down in his chariot .
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Then said he unto Bidkar his officer ,
Take cast him forth ,
into the field-portion of Naboth the Jezreelite ,
for remember ,
when I and thou were riding as a couple together after Ahab his father ,
that ,
Yahweh ,
laid upon him this doom :
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Surely ,
the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons ,
have I lately seen ,
declareth Yahweh ,
therefore will I requite thee in this portion ,
declareth Yahweh .
Now ,
therefore ,
take cast him forth into the portion ,
according to the word of Yahweh .
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And ,
Ahaziah king of Judah ,
saw it ,
and fled by the way of the garden house ,
and Jehu pursued him ,
and said Him also !
smite him in the chariot !
It was in the ascent of Gur ,
which is by Ibleam .
And he fled to Mepidgo ,
and died there .
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And his servants conveyed him in a chariot and brought him into Jerusalem ,
and buried him in his sepulchre ,
with his fathers ,
in the city of David .
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Now it was ,
in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab ,
that Ahaziah began to reign over Judah .
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