SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:22
Y en viendo Joram a Jehú, dijo: ¿Hay paz, Jehú? Y él respondió: ¿Qué paz, con las fornicaciones de Jezabel tu madre, y sus muchas hechicerías?
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 9:22
Verse 22. What peace, so long as the whoredoms] Though the words whoredom, adultery, and fornication, are frequently used to express idolatry, and false religion, in general; yet here they may be safely taken in their common and most obvious sense, as there is much reason to believe that Jezebel was the patroness and supporter of a very impure system of religion; and to this Jehu might refer, rather than to the calf-worship, to which himself was most favourably disposed.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 22. And it came to pass, when Joram saw, Jehu, that he said, is it peace, Jehu ? etc.] Have things gone well at Ramothgilead? art thou come in triumph from thence? or obliged to fly from the Syrians? or art thou come in a peaceable, or in an hostile manner to me? and he answered, what peace ; canst thou expect at home or abroad, from me or others: so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many ? which may be understood both literally of corporeal whoredom, and diabolical arts she was addicted to, and figuratively of idolatry, often called whoredom in Scripture, and of the wicked arts and methods she made use of to inveigle and entice persons into it; and both these very often went together; (see Na 3:4) and of which Joram was guilty, at least in part; he connived at all in her, and did not attempt to restrain her, and therefore had no claim to peace, protection, and safety.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-29 - Jehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choic of those employed in his work. But it is not for any man's reputatio to be known by his fury. He that has rule over his own spirit, is better than the mighty. Joram met Jehu in the portion of Naboth. The circumstances of events are sometimes ordered by Divine Providence to make the punishment answer to the sin, as face answers to face in glass. The way of sin can never be the way of peace, Isa 57:21. What peace can sinners have with God? No peace so long as sin is persiste in; but when it is repented of and forsaken, there is peace. Joram die as a criminal, under the sentence of the law. Ahaziah was joined with the house of Ahab. He was one of them; he had made himself so by sin It is dangerous to join evil-doers; we shall be entangled in guilt an misery by it.
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 כראות 7200 יהורם 3088 את 853 יהוא 3058 ויאמר 559 השׁלום 7965 יהוא 3058 ויאמר 559 מה 4100 השׁלום 7965 עד 5704 זנוני 2183 איזבל 348 אמך 517 וכשׁפיה 3785 הרבים׃ 7227
