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Jehu Reigns over Israel

1 Now Elisha° the prophet° called° one° of athe sons° of the prophets° and said° to him, “bGird° up your loins°, and ctake° this° flask° of oil° in your hand° and go° to dRamoth-gilead°. 2 When you arrive° there°, Isearch° out aJehu° the son° of Jehoshaphat° the son° of Nimshi°, and go° in and IIbbid him arise° from among° his brothers°, and bring° him to an inner° room°. 3 Then take° the flask° of oil° and pour° it on his head° and say°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “aI have anointed° you king° over° Israel°.”’ Then open° the door° and flee° and do not wait°.”

[1] a2K 2:3 b2K 4:29 c1S 10:1; 16:1; 1K 1:39 d2K 8:28, 29
[2] ILit and look there for IILit cause him to a1K 19:16, 17; 2K 9:14, 20 b2K 9:5, 11
[3] a2Ch 22:7

4 ¶ So athe young° man°, the servant° of the prophet°, went° to Ramoth-gilead°. 5 When he came°, behold°, the captains° of the army° were sitting°, and he said°, “I have a word° for you, O captain°.” And Jehu° said°, “IFor which° [one] of us?” And he said°, “For you, O captain°.” 6 He arose° and went° into the house°, and he poured° the oil° on his head° and said° to him, “Thus° says° the LORD°, the God° of Israel°, ‘aI have anointed° you king° over° the people° of the LORD°, [even] over° Israel°. 7 You shall strike° the house° of Ahab° your master°, athat I may avenge° bthe blood° of My servants° the prophets°, and the blood° of all° the servants° of the LORD°, cat the hand° of Jezebel°. 8 For the whole° house° of Ahab° shall perish°, and aI will cut° off° from Ahab° bevery° male°° person cboth bond° and free° in Israel°. 9 aI will make° the house° of Ahab° like the house° of Jeroboam° the son° of Nebat°, and blike the house° of Baasha° the son° of Ahijah°. 10 aThe dogs° shall eat° Jezebel° in the territory° of Jezreel°, and none° shall bury° [her].’” Then he opened° the door° and fled°.

[4] a2K 9:1
[5] ILit To whom of us all?
[6] a1S 2:7, 8; 1K 19:16; 2K 9:3; 2Ch 22:7
[7] aDt 32:35, 43 b1K 18:4; 21:15, 21, 25 c2K 9:32-37
[8] a1K 21:21; 2K 10:17 b1S 25:22 cDt 32:36; 2K 14:26
[9] a1K 14:10, 11; 15:29 b1K 16:3-5, 11, 12
[10] a1K 21:23; 2K 9:35, 36

11 ¶ Now Jehu° came° out to the servants° of his master°, and one said° to him, “aIs all well°? Why° did this° bmad° fellow° come° to you?” And he said° to them, “You know° [very well] the man° and his talk°.” 12 They said°, “It is a lie°, tell° us now°.” And he said°, “Thus° and thus° he said° to me, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “I have anointed° you king° over° Israel°.”’” 13 Then athey hurried° and each° man° took° his garment° and placed° it under° him on the bare° steps°, and bblew° the trumpet°, saying°, “Jehu° is king°!”

[11] a2K 9:17, 19, 22 bJr 29:26; Ho 9:7; Mk 3:21
[13] aMt 21:7, 8; Mk 11:7, 8 b2S 15:10; 1K 1:34, 39

Jehoram (Joram) Is Assassinated

14 ¶ So Jehu° the son° of Jehoshaphat° the son° of Nimshi° conspired° against° Joram°. aNow Joram° Iwith all° Israel° was IIdefending° Ramoth-gilead° against°° Hazael° king° of Aram°, 15 but aKing° IJoram° had returned° to Jezreel° to be healed° of the wounds° which° the Arameans° had IIinflicted° on him when he fought° with Hazael° king° of Aram°. So Jehu° said°, “If° this is your mind°, [then] let no° one° escape° [or] IIIleave°° the city° to go° tell° [it] in Jezreel°.” 16 Then Jehu° rode° in a chariot° and went° to Jezreel°, for Joram° was lying° there°. aAhaziah° king° of Judah° had come° down° to see° Joram°.

[14] ILit he and IILit keeping a1K 22:3; 2K 8:28
[15] IHeb Jehoram IILit struck IIILit go out from a2K 8:29
[16] a2K 8:29

17 ¶ Now the watchman° was standing° on the tower° in Jezreel° and he saw° the Icompany° of Jehu° as he came°, and said°, “I see° a Icompany°.” And Joram° said°, “Take° a horseman° and send° him to meet° them and let him say°, ‘Is it peace°?’” 18 So a horseman°° went° to meet° him and said°, “Thus° says° the king°, ‘Is it peace°?’” And Jehu° said°, “aWhat° have you to do with peace°? Turn° behind°° me.” And the watchman° Ireported°, “The messenger° came° to them, but he did not return°.” 19 Then he sent° out a second° horseman°°, who came° to them and said°, “Thus° says° the king°, ‘Is it peace°?’” And Jehu° Ianswered°, “What° have you to do with peace°? Turn° behind°° me.” 20 The watchman° Ireported°, “He came° even° to them, and he did not return°; and athe driving° is like the driving° of bJehu° the son° of Nimshi°, for he drives° furiously°.”

[17] ILit multitude
[18] ILit told, saying a2K 9:19, 22
[19] ILit said
[20] ILit told, saying a2S 18:27 b1K 19:17

21 ¶ Then IJoram° said°, “IIGet° ready°.” And they made° his chariot° ready°. IaJoram° king° of Israel° and Ahaziah° king° of Judah° went° out, each° in his chariot°, and they went° out to meet° Jehu° and found° him in the IIIbproperty° of Naboth° the Jezreelite°. 22 When IJoram° saw° Jehu°, he said°, “Is it peace°, Jehu°?” And he IIanswered°, “What° peace°, aso° long° as the harlotries° of your mother° Jezebel° and her witchcrafts° are so many°?” 23 So IJoram° IIreined°° about°° and fled° and said° to Ahaziah°, “a[There is] treachery°, O Ahaziah°!” 24 And aJehu° Idrew° his bow° with his full° strength° and IIshot° IIIJoram° between° his arms°; and the arrow° went° IVthrough° his heart° and he sank° in his chariot°. 25 Then [Jehu] said° to Bidkar° his officer°, “Take° [him] up and acast° him into the Iproperty° of the field° of Naboth° the Jezreelite°, for I remember° when IIyou and I were riding° together° after° Ahab° his father°, that the bLORD° laid° this° coracle° against° him: 26 ‘Surely°° aI have seen° yesterday° the blood° of Naboth° and the blood° of his sons°,’ says° the LORD°, ‘and bI will repay° you in this° Iproperty°,’ says° the LORD°. Now° then, take° and cast° him into the Iproperty°, according to the word° of the LORD°.”

[21] IHeb Jehoram IILit Yoke the chariot IIILit portion a2Ch 22:7 b1K 21:1-7, 15-19; 2K 9:26
[22] IHeb Jehoram IILit said a1K 16:30-33; 18:19; 2Ch 21:13
[23] IHeb Jehoram IILit turned his hands a2K 11:14
[24] ILit filled his hand with the bow IILit smote IIIHeb Jehoram IVLit out at a1K 22:34
[25] ILit portion IILit I and you a1K 21:1 b1K 21:19, 24-29 cIs 13:1
[26] ILit portion a1K 21:13, 19 b2K 9:21, 25

Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

27aWhen Ahaziah° the king° of Judah° saw° [this], he fled° by the way° of the garden° house°. And Jehu° pursued° him and said°, “IShoot° him too°, in the chariot°.” [So they shot him] at the ascent° of Gur°, which° is at bIbleam°. But he fled° to Megiddo° and died° there°. 28 aThen his servants° carried° him in a chariot° to Jerusalem° and buried° him in his grave° with his fathers° in the city° of David°.

[27] ILit smite a2Ch 22:7, 9 bJsh 17:11; Jg 1:27
[28] a2K 23:30

29 ¶ Now in athe eleventh°° year° of Joram°, the son° of Ahab°, Ahaziah° became° king° over° Judah°.

[29] a2K 8:25

30 ¶ When Jehu° came° to Jezreel°, Jezebel° heard° [of it], and ashe painted°° her eyes° and adorned° her head° and looked° out the window°. 31 As Jehu° entered° the gate°, she said°, “aIs it Iwell°, Zimri°, IIyour master’s° murderer°?” 32 Then he lifted° up his face° to the window° and said°, “Who° is on my side°? Who°?” And two° or three° officials° looked° down° at him.

[30] aJr 4:30; Ezk 23:40
[31] ILit peace IILit his a1K 16:9-20; 2K 9:18-22

Jezebel Is Slain

33 He said°, “Throw° her down°.” So they threw° her down°, and some° of her blood° was sprinkled° on the wall° and on the horses°, and he trampled° her under foot. 34 When he came° in, he ate° and drank°; and he said°, “See° now° to athis° cursed° woman° and bury° her, for bshe is a king’s° daughter°.” 35 They went° to bury° her, but they found° nothing° more°° of her than°° the skull° and the feet° and the palms° of her hands°. 36 Therefore they returned° and told° him. And he said°, “This° is the word° of the LORD°, which° He spoke° by His servant° Elijah° the Tishbite°, saying°, ‘aIn the Iproperty° of Jezreel° the dogs° shall eat° the flesh° of Jezebel°; 37 and athe corpse° of Jezebel° will be as dung° on the face° of the field° in the Iproperty° of Jezreel°, so° they cannot° say°, “This° is Jezebel°.”’”

[34] a1K 21:25 b1K 16:31
[36] ILit portion a1K 21:23
[37] ILit portion aJr 8:1-3


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Elisha sendeth a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth-gilead.

1 ¶ And Elishaº the prophetº calledºª oneº of the childrenº² of the prophets,º and saidºª unto him, Gird upºª thy loins,º and takeºª this² boxº of oilº in thine hand,º and go¹ª² to Ramothgilead:º¹ 2 And when thou comestºª thither,² look outºª there² Jehuº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº the sonº of Nimshi,º and go in,ºª and make him arise upºª from amongº² his brethren,º and carryºª him to an innerº chamber;º 3 Then takeºª the boxº of oil,º and pourºª [it] on² his head,º and say,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD,º I have anointedºª thee kingº over² Israel.º Then openºª the door,º and flee,ºª and tarryºª not.²

[1] Dt 4:1, 3; 1S 10:1; 16:1; 1K 1:39; 18:46; 20:35; 22:4, 20; 2K 4:1, 29; 6:1; 8:28; Jr 1:17; Lk 12:35; 1P 1:13.
[2] 1K 19:16; 20:30; 22:25; 2K 9:5, 11, 14.
[3] Ex 29:7; Lv 8:12; 1S 9:16; 15:1, 17; 16:2, 12, 13; 1K 19:16; 2K 8:13; Ps 75:6; Pv 8:15; Jr 27:5; Dn 2:1; 4:35; 5:18; Mt 2:13; 10:16; Jn 19:10.

The prophet having done his message fleeth.

4 ¶ So the young man,º [even] the young manº the prophet,º went¹ª² to Ramothgilead.º¹ 5 And when he came,ºª behold,² the captainsº of the hostº [were] sitting;ºª and he said,ºª I have an errandº to² thee, O captain.º And Jehuº said,ºª Unto² which² of all²² us? And he said,ºª To² thee, O captain.º 6 And he arose,ºª and wentºª into the house;º and he pouredºª the oilº on² his head,º and saidºª unto him, Thus² saithºª the LORDº Godº of Israel,º I have anointedºª thee kingº over² the peopleº of the LORD,º [even] over² Israel.º 7 And thou shalt smiteºª² the houseº of Ahabº thy master,º that I may avengeºª the bloodº of my servantsº the prophets,º and the bloodº of all² the servantsº of the LORD,º at the handº² of Jezebel.º 8 For the whole² houseº of Ahabº shall perish:ºª and I will cut offºª from Ahabº him that pissethºª against the wall,º and him that is shut upºª and leftºª in Israel:º 9 And I will makeºª² the houseº of Ahabº like the houseº of Jeroboamº the sonº of Nebat,º and like the houseº of Baashaº the sonº of Ahijah:º 10 And the dogsº shall eatºª Jezebelº in the portionº of Jezreel,º and [there shall be] none² to buryºª [her]. And he openedºª the door,º and fled.ºª

[4] 2K 9:4.
[5] Jg 3:19.
[6] 1K 1:34; 3:8; 10:9; 14:7; 16:2; 19:16; 2K 9:3; 2Ch 22:7; Ps 2:6; 75:6; Is 45:1; Dn 2:21; 4:17, 32; 5:20; Ac 23:18.
[7] Dt 32:35, 43; 1K 18:4; 21:15, 21, 25; 2K 9:32; Ps 94:1; Mt 23:35; Lk 18:7; Ro 12:19; 13:4; He 10:30; Rv 6:9; 18:20; 19:2.
[8] Dt 32:36; 1S 25:22; 1K 14:10; 21:21; 2K 14:26.
[9] 1K 14:10; 15:29; 16:3, 11; 21:22.
[10] Jg 3:26; 1K 21:23; 2K 9:3, 35; Jr 22:19.

Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, killeth Joram in the field of Naboth.

11 ¶ Then Jehuº came forthºª to² the servantsº of his lord:º and [one] saidºª unto him, [Is] all well?º wherefore² cameºª this² madºª [fellow] to² thee? And he saidºª unto² them, Ye² knowºª the man,º and² his communication.º 12 And they said,ºª [It is] false;º tellºª us now.² And he said,ºª Thus² and thus² spakeºª he to² me, saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD,º I have anointedºª thee kingº over² Israel.º 13 Then they hasted,ºª and tookºª every manº his garment,º and putºª [it] under² him on² the topº of the stairs,º and blewºª with trumpets,º saying,ºª Jehuº is king.ºª 14 So Jehuº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº the sonº of Nimshiº conspiredºª against² Joram.º (Now Joramº had² keptºª Ramothgilead,º¹ he² and all² Israel,º becauseº² of Hazaelº kingº of Syria.º 15 But kingº Joramº was returnedºª to be healedºª in Jezreelº of² the woundsº which² the Syriansº had givenºª him, when he foughtºª with² Hazaelº kingº of Syria.)º And Jehuº said,ºª If² it beº your minds,º [then] let noneº go forthºª [nor] escapeº out of² the cityº to go¹ª² to tellºª [it] in Jezreel.º 16 So Jehuº rode in a chariot,ºª and went¹ª² to Jezreel;º for² Joramº layºª there.² And Ahaziahº kingº of Judahº was come downºª to seeºª² Joram.º 17 And there stoodºª a watchmanºª on² the towerº in Jezreel,º and he spiedºª² the companyº of Jehuº as he came,ºª and said,ºª I² seeºª a company.º And Joramº said,ºª Takeºª an horseman,º and sendºª to meet¹ª² them, and let him say,ºª [Is it] peace?º 18 So there went¹ª² one on horsebackººª to meet¹ª² him, and said,ºª Thus² saithºª the king,º [Is it] peace?º And Jehuº said,ºª What² hast thou to do with peace?º turnºª thee behindº² me. And the watchmanºª told,ºª saying,ºª The messengerº cameºª to² them,² but he cometh not again.ºª² 19 Then he sent outºª a secondº on horseback,ººª which cameºª to² them, and said,ºª Thus² saithºª the king,º [Is it] peace?º And Jehuº answered,ºª What² hast thou to do with peace?º turnºª thee behindº² me. 20 And the watchmanºª told,ºª saying,ºª He cameºª even² unto² them, and cometh not again:ºª² and the drivingº [is] like the drivingº of Jehuº the sonº of Nimshi;º for² he drivethºª furiously.º 21 And Joramº said,ºª Make ready.ºª And his chariotº was made ready.ºª And Joramº kingº of Israelº and Ahaziahº kingº of Judahº went out,ºª eachº in his chariot,º and they went outºª against¹ª² Jehu,º and metºª him in the portionº of Nabothº the Jezreelite.º 22 And it came to pass,² when Joramº sawºª² Jehu,º that he said,ºª [Is it] peace,º Jehu?º And he answered,ºª What² peace,º so long asº the whoredomsº of thy motherº Jezebelº and her witchcraftsº [are so] many?º 23 And Joramº turnedºª his hands,º and fled,ºª and saidºª to² Ahaziah,º [There is] treachery,º O Ahaziah.º 24 And Jehuº drew a bowº with his fullºª strength,º and smoteºª² Jehoramº between² his arms,º and the arrowº went outºª at his heart,º² and he sunk downºª in his chariot.º 25 Then saidºª [Jehu] to² Bidkarº his captain,º Take up,ºª [and] castºª him in the portionº of the fieldº of Nabothº the Jezreelite:º for² rememberºª how that, when I² and thou²² rodeºª togetherº afterº Ahabº his father,º the LORDº laidºª² this² burdenº upon² him; 26 Surely²² I have seenºª yesterdayº² the bloodº of Naboth,º and the bloodº of his sons,º saithºª the LORD;º and I will requiteºª thee in this² plat,º saithºª the LORD.º Now² therefore takeºª [and] castºª him into the platº [of ground], according to the wordº of the LORD.º

[11] 2K 4:26; 5:21; 9:17, 19, 22; Is 59:15; Jr 29:26; Ho 9:7; Mk 3:21; Jn 10:20; Ac 17:18; 26:24; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 5:13.
[12] 2K 9:6.
[13] Jg 9:46, 51; 2S 15:10; 1K 1:34, 39; Ne 3:15; Ps 47:5; 98:6; Mt 21:7; Mk 11:7.
[14] 1K 15:27; 16:7, 9, 16; 22:3; 2K 8:12, 28; 9:31; 10:9; 15:30.
[15] 1S 27:9; 2K 8:29; 2Ch 22:6.
[16] 2K 8:28; 2Ch 22:6.
[17] 1S 16:4; 17:22; 2S 13:34; 18:24; 1K 2:15; 2K 7:14; 9:19; Is 21:6, 11; 56:10; 62:6; Ezk 33:2; Lk 10:5; Ac 20:26.
[18] 2K 9:19, 22; Is 48:22; 59:8; Jr 16:5; Ro 3:17.
[20] 2K 10:16; Ec 9:10; Is 54:16; Dn 11:44; Hab 1:6; 3:12.
[21] Nu 20:14; 1K 20:14; 21:1, 15, 18; 2K 9:25; 2Ch 22:7; Mi 1:13.
[22] 1K 16:30; 18:4; 19:1; 21:8, 25; 2K 9:17, 18; Is 57:19; Na 3:4; Rv 2:20; 17:4; 18:3, 23.
[23] 2K 11:14; 2Ch 23:13.
[24] 1K 22:34; Jb 20:23; Ps 50:22; Pv 21:30; Ec 8:12; 1Th 5:3.
[25] 1K 21:19, 24; Is 13:1; Jr 23:33; Na 1:1; Mal 1:1; Mt 11:30.
[26] Ex 20:5; Dt 5:9; 24:16; 2Ch 24:25; 25:4; Ezk 18:19.

Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem.

27 ¶ But when Ahaziahº the kingº of Judahº sawºª [this], he fledºª by the wayº of the gardenº house.º And Jehuº followedºª afterº him, and said,ºª Smiteºª him also² in² the chariot.º [And they did so] at the going upº to Gur,º which² [is] by² Ibleam.º And he fledºª to Megiddo,º and diedºª there.² 28 And his servantsº carried¹ª him in a chariot²² to Jerusalem,º and buriedºª him in his sepulchreº with² his fathersº in the cityº of David.º 29 And in the eleventhºº¹ yearº of Joramº the sonº of Ahabº began Ahaziahº to reignºª over² Judah.º

[27] Nu 16:26; Jsh 17:11; Jg 1:27; 5:19; 1K 4:12; 21:2; 2K 8:29; 23:29; 2Ch 22:7, 9; Pv 13:20; 2Co 6:17.
[28] 2K 12:21; 14:19; 23:20; 2Ch 25:28; 35:24.
[29] 2K 8:16, 24, 25; 2Ch 21:18; 22:1.

Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs.

30 ¶ And when Jehuº was comeºª to Jezreel,º Jezebelº heardºª [of it]; and she paintedººª her face,º and tiredºª² her head,º and looked outºª at² a window.º 31 And as Jehuº entered inºª at the gate,º she said,ºª [Had] Zimriº peace,º who slewºª his master?º 32 And he lifted upºª his faceº to² the window,º and said,ºª Who² [is] on my side?² who?² And there looked outºª to² him twoº [or] threeº eunuchs.º 33 And he said,ºª Throw her down.ºª So they threw her down:ºª and [some] of her bloodº² was sprinkledºª on² the wall,º and on² the horses:º and he trode her under foot.ºª 34 And when he was come in,ºª he did eatºª and drink,ºª and said,ºª Go,¹ª see² now²² this² cursedºª [woman], and buryºª her: for² she² [is] a king'sº daughter.º 35 And they went¹ª² to buryºª her: but they foundºª no more² of her thanº² the skull,º and the feet,º and the palmsº of [her] hands.º 36 Wherefore they came again,ºª and toldºª him. And he said,ºª This² [is] the wordº of the LORD,º which² he spakeºª byº his servantº Elijahº the Tishbite,º saying,ºª In the portionº of Jezreelº shall dogsº eatºª² the fleshº of Jezebel:º 37 And the carcaseº of Jezebelº shall be² as dungº upon² the faceº of the fieldº in the portionº of Jezreel;º [so] that² they shall not² say,ºª This² [is] Jezebel.º

[30] 1K 19:1; Is 3:18; Jr 4:30; Ezk 23:40; 24:17; 1Ti 2:9; 1P 3:3.
[31] 1K 16:9; 2K 9:18.
[32] Ex 32:26; 1Ch 12:18; 2Ch 11:12; Es 1:10; 2:15, 21; Ps 118:6; 124:1; Ac 12:20.
[33] 1K 21:11; 2K 7:20; 9:26; Is 25:10; Lm 1:15; Mi 7:10; Mal 4:3; Mt 5:13; He 10:29.
[34] 1K 16:31; 18:41; 21:25; Es 3:15; Pv 10:7; Is 65:15; Am 6:4; Mt 25:41.
[35] Jb 31:3; Ec 6:3; Is 14:18; Jr 22:19; 36:30; Ac 12:23.
[36] Lv 8:36; 2S 12:25; 1K 21:23; 2K 14:25.
[37] Ps 83:10; Ec 6:3; Is 14:18; Jr 8:2; 16:4; 22:19; 36:20; Ezk 32:23.


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