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
.
"When you arrive there
, 1search
out aJehu
the son
of Jehoshaphat
the son
of Nimshi
, and go
in and 2 bbid him arise
from among
his brothers
, and bring
him to an inner
room
.
"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
."
So athe young man
, the servant
of the prophet
, went
to Ramoth-gilead
.
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
, " 1For which
one of us?" And he said
, "For you, O captain
."
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
.
`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
.
`For the whole house
of Ahab
shall perish
, and aI will cut
off
from Ahab
bevery
male
person cboth bond
and free
in Israel
.
` 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
.
` aThe dogs shall eat
Jezebel
in the territory
of Jezreel
, and none
shall bury
her."' Then he opened
the door
and fled
.
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
."
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
.""'
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
!"
So Jehu the son
of Jehoshaphat
the son
of Nimshi
conspired
against
Joram
. aNow Joram
1with all
Israel
was 2defending
Ramoth-gilead
against
Hazael
king
of Aram
,
but aKing 1Joram
had returned
to Jezreel
to be healed
of the wounds
which
the Arameans
had 2inflicted
on him when he fought
with Hazael
king
of Aram
. So Jehu
said
, "If
this is your mind
, then let no
one
escape
or 3leave
the city
to go
tell
it in Jezreel
."
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
.
Now the watchman was standing
on the tower
in Jezreel
and he saw
the 1company
of Jehu
as he came
, and said
, "I see
a 1company
." And Joram
said
, "Take
a horseman
and send
him to meet
them and let him say
, `Is it peace
?' "
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
1reported
, "The messenger
came
to them, but he did not return
."
Then he sent out a second
horseman
, who came
to them and said
, "Thus
says
the king
, `Is it peace
?' " And Jehu
1answered
, "What
have you to do with peace
? Turn
behind
me."
The watchman 1reported
, "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
."
Then 1Joram said
, " 2Get
ready
." And they made
his chariot
ready
. 1 aJoram
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 3 bproperty
of Naboth
the Jezreelite
.
When 1Joram saw
Jehu
, he said
, "Is it peace
, Jehu
?" And he 2answered
, "What
peace
, aso
long
as the harlotries
of your mother
Jezebel
and her witchcrafts
are so many
?"
So 1Joram 2reined
about
and fled
and said
to Ahaziah
, " aThere is treachery
, O Ahaziah
!"
And aJehu 1drew
his bow
with his full
strength
and 2shot
3Joram
between
his arms
; and the arrow
went
4through
his heart
and he sank
in his chariot
.
Then Jehu said to Bidkar
his officer
, "Take
him up and acast
him into the 1property
of the field
of Naboth
the Jezreelite
, for I remember
when 2you and I were riding
together
after
Ahab
his father
, that the bLORD
laid
this
coracle
against
him:
`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
1property
,' says
the LORD
. Now
then, take
and cast
him into the 1property
, according to the word
of the LORD
."
aWhen Ahaziah the king
of Judah
saw
this, he fled
by the way
of the garden
house
. And Jehu
pursued
him and said
, " 1Shoot
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
.
aThen his servants carried
him in a chariot
to Jerusalem
and buried
him in his grave
with his fathers
in the city
of David
.
Now in athe eleventh year
of Joram
, the son
of Ahab
, Ahaziah
became
king
over
Judah
.
When Jehu came
to Jezreel
, Jezebel
heard
of it, and ashe painted
her eyes
and adorned
her head
and looked
out the window
.
As Jehu entered
the gate
, she said
, " aIs it 1well
, Zimri
, 2your master's
murderer
?"
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.
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.
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
."
They went to bury
her, but they found
nothing
more
of her than
the skull
and the feet
and the palms
of her hands
.
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 1property
of Jezreel
the dogs
shall eat
the flesh
of Jezebel
;
and athe corpse of Jezebel
will be as dung
on the face
of the field
in the 1property
of Jezreel
, so
they cannot
say
, "This
is Jezebel
.""'