^22:6Joram¹¹ returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians¹² in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Ahaziah¹³ son of King Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he had been wounded.¹⁴

^22:7God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram.¹⁵ When Ahaziah¹⁶ arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned¹⁷ to wipe out Ahab’s family.¹⁸

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Footnotes

11 Heb “he”; the referent (Joram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12 Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”
13 Most Hebrew read “Azariah.” A few Hebrew , the , , and read “Ahaziah” (cf. 2 Kgs 8:29).
14 Heb “because he was sick,” presumably referring to the wounds he received in the battle with the Syrians.
15 Heb “From God was the downfall of Ahaziah by going to Joram.”
16 Heb “he”; the referent (Ahaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 Heb “anointed.”
18 Heb “to cut off the house of Ahab.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded.

But it was ordained by God that the downfall of Ahaziah should come about through his going to visit Joram. For when he came there, he went out with Jehoram to meet Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramoth in his battle with Hazael king of Aram.

Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab because he had been wounded.

Through Ahaziah’s visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead when he fought against King Hazael of Aram. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.

Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

NLTNew Living Translation

he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to Jezreel to visit him.

But God had decided that this visit would be Ahaziah’s downfall. While he was there, Ahaziah went out with Joram to meet Jehu grandson of Nimshi, whom the Lord had appointed to destroy the dynasty of Ahab.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds he had suffered at Ramah, when he made war against Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel for he was sick.

But the downfall of Ahaziah was from God, and intended to come to Joram. And when he came, he went out with Jehoram to Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

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