So Jehuthe sonof Jehoshaphatthe sonof NimshiconspiredagainstJoram.Now Joramwith allIsraelwas defendingRamoth-gileadagainstHazaelkingof Aram,
Then Baashathe sonof Ahijahof the houseof Issacharconspiredagainsthim, and Baashastruckhim downat Gibbethon,whichbelonged to the Philistines,while Nadaband allIsraelwere layingsiegeto Gibbethon.
The peoplewho were campedheardit said,"Zimrihas conspiredand has alsostruckdownthe king."Therefore allIsraelmadeOmri,the commanderof the army,kingoverIsraelthat dayin the camp.
Moreover,the wordof the LORDthroughthe prophetJehuthe sonof HananialsocameagainstBaashaand his household,both becauseof allthe evilwhichhe didin the sightof the LORD,provokingHim to angerwith the workof his hands,in beinglike the houseof Jeroboam,and becausehe struckit.
His servantZimri,commanderof halfhis chariots,conspiredagainsthim. Now he [was] at Tirzahdrinkinghimself drunkin the houseof Arza,who[was] overthe householdat Tirzah.
Now the kingof Israelsaidto his servants,"Do you knowthat Ramoth-gileadbelongs to us, and we are stilldoingnothingto takeit out of the handof the kingof Aram?"
Now in the morninghe wentout and stoodand saidto allthe people,"You are innocent;behold,I conspiredagainstmy masterand killedhim, but whokilledallthese?
For Jozacarthe sonof Shimeathand Jehozabadthe sonof Shomer,his servants,struck[him] and he died;and they buriedhim with his fathersin the cityof David,and Amaziahhis sonbecamekingin his place.
And Hosheathe sonof Elahmadea conspiracyagainstPekahthe sonof Remaliah,and struckhim and puthim to deathand becamekingin his place,in the twentiethyearof Jothamthe sonof Uzziah.
Then he wentwith Joramthe sonof Ahabto waragainstHazaelkingof Aramat Ramoth-gilead,and the ArameanswoundedJoram.
So KingJoramreturnedto be healedin Jezreelof the woundswhichthe Arameanshad inflictedon him at Ramahwhen he foughtagainstHazaelkingof Aram.Then Ahaziahthe sonof Jehoramkingof Judahwentdownto seeJoramthe sonof Ahabin Jezreelbecausehe was sick.
"When you arrivethere,searchout Jehuthe sonof Jehoshaphatthe sonof Nimshi,and goin and bid him arisefrom amonghis brothers,and bringhim to an innerroom.
As Jehuenteredthe gate,she said,"Is it well,Zimri,your master'smurderer?"
