And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God. — Literally, And from God came the downtreading of Ahaziah, so that he went to Joram. The coin cidence of the visit with Jehu’s rebellion revealed the working of Divine providence. It thus came to pass that the three chief representatives of the house of Ahab — Joram, Jezebel, and Ahaziah — were involved in one catastrophe of ruin; Athaliah, however, escaped for the time. “Downtreading” (tebûsah) occurs here only. (Comp. mebûsah, Isaiah 22:5.)
For. — And.
With Jehoram. — So 2 Kings 9:21.
Against Jehu. — Rather, unto Jehu. Kings, l.c., “to meet Jehu.”
The son of Nimshi — i.e., grandson. Jehu was son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi (2 Kings 9:2).
Whom the Lord had anointed. — Comp. 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:1-10.