But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
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Gill's Exposition
And as Jehu entered in at the gate,.... Either of the city of Jezreel, or of the king's palace:
she said, had Zimri peace, who slew his master? Elah the son of Baasha king of Israel; no, he had not;…
Barnes' Notes
By the way of the garden-house - Or “by the way of Beth-Gan,” which has been conjectured to be another name for En-Gannim, “the spring of the gardens.” Both are considered identical with Ginaea, the…
Adam Clarke
Fled by the way of the garden - The account of the death of Ahaziah, as given in Ch2 22:8, Ch2 22:9, is very different from that given here: When Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab -…
From Ramoth-Gilead to Jezreel was more than one day's march; about the mid-way between them the river Jordan must be crossed. We may suppose Jehu to have marched with all possible expedition, and to…
Cambridge Bible
Death of Ahaziah king of Judah (2Ch 22:7-9)
27. by the way of the garden house The events took place close to the royal grounds, for Naboth's vineyard lay in the neighbourhood. The garden house may…
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