2Ki 9:1-10 | ESV | STEP | Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, Tie up your garments , and take this flask of oil in your hand , and go to Ramoth-gilead .

h[See ver. 3 above]

i[1 Kgs. 18:4]; See 1 Kgs. 21:5-15

j ch. 10:17; 1 Kgs. 21:21; [1 Kgs. 14:10]

kSee 1 Sam. 25:22

l Deut. 32:36

m 1 Kgs. 14:10; 15:29; 21:22

n 1 Kgs. 16:3, 11; 21:22

o ver. 35, 36; 1 Kgs. 21:23

2 Kings 9:1-10

Jehu Anointed King of Israel

1 Then Elisha the prophet called one of ^athe sons of the prophets and said to him, ^b“Tie up your garments, and take this ^cflask of oil in your hand, and go to ^dRamoth-gilead. 2 And when you arrive, look there for Jehu ^ethe son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among ^fhis fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. 3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, ^gI anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.”

4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “To which of us all?” And he said, “To you, O commander.” 6 So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ^hI anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. 7 And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge ⁱon Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, ^jand I will cut off from Ahab ^kevery male, ^lbond or free, in Israel. 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like ^mthe house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like ⁿthe house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 ^oAnd the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.” Then he opened the door and fled.