2 Kings 9:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.”
2 Kings 9:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 9:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 9:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joram turned his hands and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “This is treason, Ahaziah!””
2 Kings 9:23 — World English Bible
2 Kings 9:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. ”
2 Kings 9:23 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 9:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehoram turneth his hands, and fleeth, and saith unto Ahaziah, `Deceit, O Ahaziah!'”
2 Kings 9:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 9:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Joram turned his hand, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, Treachery, Ahaziah! ”
2 Kings 9:23 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 9:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Iehoram turned his hand, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, O Ahaziah, there is treason.”
2 Kings 9:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 9:23 in Context — 2 Kings 9
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?
23 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;
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What Does 2 Kings 9:23 Mean?
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