He sought Ahaziah; who, though wounded, had made an escape, 2 Kings 9:27. He was hid in Samaria; either,
1. In the kingdom of Samaria, to wit, in Megiddo; or,
2. In the city of Samaria: and so he fled first to Megiddo; and not thinking himself safe there, he fled to Samaria; where he was taken, and sent thence by Jehu's order to Megiddo, where he received the sentence of death. See more of this matter upon 2 Kings 9:27. They buried him; they gave his servants leave to carry him away to Jerusalem, and bury him there, 2 Kings 9:28. Both God and men are ofttimes said to do what they and others do by their permission, when they could hinder them. The house of Ahaziah, i.e. his posterity, because they were young and feeble, being ground between two millstones, the great and growing power of Jehu, and the craft and tyranny of Athaliah.