2 CHRONICLES 22:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
The conspiracy — Jehu's rise — 'But it was ordained by God that the downfall of Ahaziah should come through his going to visit Joram. For when he came, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab' (ומאלהים היתה התפרוץ אחזיהו ללכת אל יורם ובבאו יצא עם יורם אל יהוא בן נמשׁי אשׁר משׁח יהוה להשׁמיד את בית אחאב). The phrase 'ordained by God' (מאלהים היתה) presents Ahaziah's downfall as divinely planned. The verb התפרוץ (destruction/breaking down) indicates that the divine intent is Ahaziah's ruin. Jehu (יהוא בן נמשׁי), whom the LORD had anointed (משׁח), becomes the instrument of divine judgment. The anointing of Jehu by the LORD (mentioned in 1 Kgs 19:16-17) represents the divine authorization to destroy the Ahab dynasty. Ahaziah's presence with Joram places him in the path of this divine judgment.
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