Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Kings 9

2 Kings 9:1 (a) Prepare thy selfe to go diligently about thy busines: for in those countreis they vsed long garments, which they tucked vp, when they went about earnes busines.

2 Kings 9:2 (/) Ebr from chamber to chamber

2 Kings 9:6 (!) Jehu is made King of Israel

2 Kings 9:6 (b) This annointing was for Kings, Priests & Prophetes, which were all figures of Messiah, in whome these thre offices were accomplished.

2 Kings 9:11 (c) That is, the rest of the armie, whome he called before, his brethren: {vers. 2}

2 Kings 9:11 (d) In this estimation the worlde hathe the ministers of God. notwithstanding for asmuche as the worlde hathe euer slandered the children of God, (yea, they called the sonne of God a deceiuer & said he had the deuil) therefore they oght not to be discouraged.

2 Kings 9:16 (e) God had thus ordeined, as is ??? {2Chro. 22,7}, that this wicked & idolatrous King, who was more ready to gratifie wicked Joram, then to obey the wil of God shulde perish with him, by whose meanes he thoght to haue bene stronger.

2 Kings 9:18 (/) Or, follow me.

2 Kings 9:20 (f) As one that went earnestly about his enterprise.

2 Kings 9:22 (g) Meaning that forasmuche as God is their enemie because of their sinnes, that he wil euer stirre vp some to reunge his cause.

2 Kings 9:24 (!) And killeth Jehoram the King thereof.

2 Kings 9:25 (/) Or, spake the prophecie against him.

2 Kings 9:26 (h) By this place it is euident that Jezebel caused bothe Naboth & his sonnes to be put to death that Ahab might enjoy his vineyarde more quietly: for els his children might haue claimed possession.

2 Kings 9:27 (!) And Ahaziah, otherwise called Ochozias, the King of Judah.

2 Kings 9:27 (i) After that he was wounded in Samaria he fled to Megiddo, which was a citie of Judah.

2 Kings 9:29 (k) That is, eleuen whole yeres: for {Chap. 8,25} before when he said that he began to reigne the twelite yere of Joram, he taketh parte of the yere for the whole.

2 Kings 9:30 (l) Being of an hautie & cruel nature, she wolde stil reteine her princelie state and dignitie.

2 Kings 9:31 (m) As thogh she wolde say, Can any traitor, or any that riseth against his superior, haue good success: read {1 King 16, 10}

2 Kings 9:32 (/) Or, chief seruants.

2 Kings 9:33 (n) This he did by the mocion of the Spirit of God, that her blood shulde be shed, that had shed, the blood of innocents, to be a spectacle and example of Gods judgements to all tyrants.

2 Kings 9:33 (!) And causeth Jezebel to be cast downe out of a window and the dogs did eat her.

2 Kings 9:34 (o) To wit, of the King of Zidon, {1 King. 16, 31}

2 Kings 9:36 (/) Ebr. by the hand of.

2 Kings 9:37 (p) Thus Gods judgements appeare euen in this worlde against them that suppresse his worde & persecute his seruants