2Ki 9 | ABEn | STEP | And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and he said to him, Tie up your loin, and take the flask of this oil in your hand, and be gone unto Ramoth Gilead!

2 Kings 9

CHAPTER 9 Jehu is Anointed King

1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and he said to him, Tie up your loin, and take the flask of this oil in your hand, and be gone unto Ramoth Gilead! 2 And you shall enter there, and you shall see there Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi. And you shall enter, and you shall raise him from the midst of his brethren. And you shall bring him into the closet of a storeroom. 3 And you shall take the flask of the oil, and you shall pour upon his head. And you shall say, Thus says the lord, I have anointed you for king over Israel. And you shall open the door, and shall flee, and not wait. 4 And [⁴went ¹the ²young ³prophet] unto Ramoth Gilead. 5 And he entered. And behold, the commanders of the force were sitting down. And he said, A word from me to you, commander. And Jehu said, To whom of all of us? And he said, To you, commander. 6 And he rose up, and entered into the house. And he poured the oil upon his head. And he said to him, Thus says the lord God of Israel, I have anointed you for king over the people of the lord, over Israel. 7 And you shall utterly destroy the house of Ahab your master from my face, and you shall avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the lord. at the hand of Jezebel, 8 and by the hand of the entire house of Ahab. And you shall utterly destroy to Ahab the ones urinating against a wall, and the one being held and the one left free in Israel. 9 And I will appoint the house of Ahab as the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and as the house of Baasha son of Ahijah. 10 And [³shall eat Jezebel ¹the ²dogs] in the part of Jezreel, and there shall not be one burying her. And he opened the door, and fled. 11 And Jehu came forth to the servants of his master, and they said to him, Peace? What is it that [³entered ²overcome by convulsions ¹this one] to you? And he said to them, You know the man, and his meditation. 12 And they said, That's unjust, but announce to us! And he said to them, Such and such he said to me, saying, Thus says the lord, I anoint you for king over Israel. 13 And hearing, they hastened, and [²took ¹each] his cloak, and put them under him upon the frame of the stairs. And they trumped with the horn, and said, Jehu reigns. 14 And [⁶confederated ¹Jehu ²son ³of Jehoshaphat ⁴son ⁵of Nimshi] against Jehoram. And Jehoram guarded in Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel before Hazael king of Syria. 15 And [⁴returned ¹Jehoram ²the ³king] to be treated medically in Jezreel from the wounds which [³hit ⁴him ¹the ²Syrians] in his waging war against Hazael king of Syria. And Jehu said, If [²is ¹your soul] with me, let there not go forth out of the city any one escaping to go and report in Jezreel. 16 And [²rode ³and ⁴went ¹Jehu] unto Jezreel, for Jehoram was being attended to in Jezreel. And Ahaziah king of Judah came down to see Jehoram. 17 And the watchman was standing upon the tower in Jezreel. And he beheld the cloud of dust of the multitude of Jehu in his coming. And he said, [³a cloud of dust ⁴of the ⁵multitude ¹I ²see]. And Jehoram said, Take a rider, and send for meeting them! and let him say, Is it peace? 18 And [³went ¹the ²rider] upon the horse for meeting him. And he said, Thus says the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What is it to you and peace? You turn to the ones behind me! And [³reported ¹the ²watchman], saying, [³came ¹The ²messenger] unto them, and returned not. 19 And he sent [²rider ³of a horse ¹a second]. And he came to them, and he said, Thus says the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What is it to you and peace? You turn to the ones behind me! 20 And [³reported ¹the ²watchman], saying, He came unto them and returned not. And the leader is as the leader Jehu son of Nimshi; for [²in ³a frenzy ¹he is]. 21 And Jehoram said, Team up chariots! And they teamed up. And [⁴went forth ¹Jehoram ²king ³of Israel], and Ahaziah king of Judah, each man in his chariot. And they came forth for meeting Jehu. And they found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Jehu Kills Jehoram

22 And it came to pass as Jehoram beheld Jehu, that he said, Is it peace Jehu? And Jehu said, What is it to you and peace with still the harlotries of Jezebel your mother and [³potions ¹her ²many]? 23 And Jehoram turned his hands to flee. And he said to Ahaziah, Treachery Ahaziah. 24 And Jehu filled his hand with the bow, and he struck Jehoram between his arms, and came forth the arrow through his heart, and he bent upon his knees. 25 And Jehu said to Bidkar his tribune, Take and toss him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite! for I remember, I and you mounting upon teams after Ahab his father, and the lord took upon him this concern, saying, 26 If in deed [³the ⁴blood ⁵of Naboth ⁶and ⁷the ⁸blood ⁹of his sons ¹I beheld ²yesterday], says the lord? And I shall recompense to you in this portion of land, says the lord. And now lift him, and toss him in the portion of land, according to the word of the lord!

Jehu Strikes Ahaziah

27 And Ahaziah king of Judah beheld, and he fled the way of Beth-agan. And [²pursued ³after ⁴him ¹Jehu]. And he said, Even indeed him, strike him upon the chariot! And the did so in the ascent of Gur, which is the one of Ibleam. And he fled into Megiddo, and died there. 28 And [²set ³him ¹his servants] upon the chariot, and led him into Jerusalem. And they entombed him with his fathers in his tomb in the city of David. 29 And in [²year ¹the eleventh] of Jehoram king of Israel, Ahaziah took reign over Judah. 30 And Jehu came to Jezreel. And Jezebel heard, and she tinged [²with antimony ¹her eyes], and she adorned her head, and she looked through the window. 31 And Jehu entered into the city. And she said, Is it peace with Omri, the murderer of his master? 32 And he lifted up his face unto the window, and he beheld her. And he said, Who are you? Come down to me! And [³stooped forward to look down ⁴at ⁵him ¹two ²eunuchs].

Jehu Kills Jezebel

33 And he said, Roll her over! And they rolled her over, and [²sprinkled ¹her blood] against the wall, and against the horses; and they trampled upon her. 34 And Jehu entered, and ate and drank, and said, Watch indeed this cursed one, and bury her, for [²the daughter ³of a king ¹she is]. 35 And they went to bury her, and they did not find of her but only the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 And they returned, and announced it to him. And he said, The word of the lord which he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of land in Jezreel [³shall eat ¹the ²dogs] the flesh of Jezebel. 37 And [⁴will be ¹the ²decaying flesh ³of Jezebel] as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so as to not say, This is Jezebel.