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;
Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, 'Pick him up and throw his body into the field that belonged to Naboth from Jezreel. Remember when you and I rode together behind King Ahab, his father? The LORD pronounced this judgment on him then.'
Jehu is telling his captain to throw King Joram's body into Naboth's field, reminding him that God had promised this judgment would come upon Ahab's family.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Jehu killed King Joram (Ahab's son) as part of God's judgment on Ahab's dynasty. Years earlier, King Ahab had murdered Naboth to steal his vineyard, and the prophet Elijah had pronounced God's curse on Ahab's family line. Jehu and Bidkar had been present when this prophecy was given.
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