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2 Kings 9:23-25
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 9:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 Joram turned and fled, and he cried out to Ahaziah, “It is treachery, O Ahaziah!” 24 Jehu drew back his bow and struck Joram between his shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
25 [a]Jehu said to Bidkar, his captain, “Pick him up and throw him down in the plot that belonged to Naboth, the Jezreelite. Remem-ber how you and I were riding together behind Ahab, his father, when the Lord proclaimed this prophecy against him.
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- 2 Kings 9:25 An account that is independent of 1 Ki 21; the slaying of Naboth’s son is a new element in the story.