Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 8:28

"And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram." — 2 Kings 8:28 (ASV)

And he went with Joram. — This occurred by the persuasion of his mother and her family (2 Chronicles 22:4). Ewald proposed omitting the preposition with, assuming that Ahaziah took no part in the war at Ramoth. According to Ewald, Ahaziah only visited Jehoram at Jezreel when Jehoram was lying ill from his wounds, as 2 Kings 8:29 relates.

However, this view is contested for the following reasons:

1. All the manuscripts and versions include the preposition.
2. If this verse related only to Joram king of Israel, we would expect the end of the verse to read, "and the Syrians wounded him," rather than "wounded Joram;" and in 2 Kings 8:29, we would expect "and he went back," rather than "and king Joram went back."
3. The chronicler (2 Chronicles 22:5) expressly states that Ahaziah did accompany Joram to Ramoth.

Against Hazael ... in Ramoth-gilead. — This strong fortress was one that Ahab had vainly tried to wrest from Ben-hadad (1 Kings 22:6 and following).

Wounded. — Literally, struck.