Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 9:25

"Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, Jehovah laid this burden upon him:" — 2 Kings 9:25 (ASV)

Then said Jehu. —Literally, And he said.

Bidkar. —The Syriac gives Bar-dĕkar, “son of stabbing,” that is, “stabber,” “slayer,” a very suitable name for Jehu’s squire. The Hebrew name is, therefore, a contraction of Ben-dekar. (Compare to Bedan, “son of Dan,” that is, Danite, 1 Samuel 12:11; and Bedad, “son of Hadad,” in 1 Chronicles 1:46.)

Captain. — Adjutant, aide-de-camp, chief (2 Kings 7:2).

Remember how that, when I and thou rode together. —This gives the sense of the Hebrew correctly. Literally, remember you—me and you riding together.

The word rendered “together” probably means riding side by side on horseback in attendance on the king. The Targum, Vulgate, and Kimchi interpret this as riding together in the same chariot; Josephus interprets it as riding together in Ahab’s chariot behind him.

The Lord laid this burden upon him. —Rather, Jehovah uttered this (prophetic) utterance upon (that is, about) him. (Compare to the oracle uttered by Elijah against Ahab when taking possession of Naboth’s vineyard, 1 Kings 21:17 and following, and 1 Kings 21:29.)