SECOND
KINGS
2 Kings Chapter 9
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¶ Then Elisha the prophet called one of the children
of the prophets, and said to him, fasten your belt around your waist, and take
this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
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And when you get there, look there for Jehu the son
of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi,
and go in, and have him get up from among his brethren, and lead him to an
inner room;
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Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus says
the LORD, I have anointed you king over
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So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
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And when he arrived the officers of the army were sitting together; and
he said, I have something to tell you, O commander. And Jehu
said, To which of us? And he said, To
you, O commander.
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And he got up, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and
said to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed you king over
the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
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And you will smite the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge the
blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the
LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.
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For the whole house of Ahab will perish: and I will cut off from Ahab every one
who urinates against the wall, both bond and free in
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And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha
the son of Ahijah:
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And the dogs will eat Jezebel in the vicinity of Jezreel,
and there will be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and
fled.
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¶ Then Jehu came out to the servants of his lord: and
one said to him, Is everything all
right? why did this crazy fellow come to you?
And he said to them, You know the man, and how he
talks.
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And they said, nonsense; tell us now. And he said, He
spoke various things to me, adding, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you
king over
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Then every man hastily took his garment, and put it under Jehu on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpets,
shouting, Jehu is king.
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So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram
and all
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But king Joram had returned to Jezreel
to recover from the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of
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¶ Then Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram was lying
there. And Ahaziah the king of
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And a watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel, saw
the company of Jehu coming, and said,
I see a crowd. And Joram said, Send a horseman
to meet them, and let him ask, Is everything well?
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So one went on horseback to meet him, and said, The
king asks, Is everything well? And Jehu said, What is it to you? turn and follow
me. Then the watchman announced, The messenger has
reached them, but he is not coming back.
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So he sent out a second man on horseback, who came to them, and said, The king asks, Is all well? And Jehu
answered, What is that to you? turn
around and follow me.
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Then the watchman announced, He has reached them, but
is not coming back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he
drives furiously.
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And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made
ready. And Joram the king of
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And when Joram saw Jehu, he
said, Is all well, Jehu? And he answered, How can it be well, as long as the sexual sins and
witchcraft of your mother Jezebel increases?
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Then Joram reined about, and fled, saying to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
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And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and shot Jehoram between his shoulders, and the arrow went out
through his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.
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Then Jehu said to Bidkar
his attendant, Take him away, and throw him on the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for
remember how that, when you and I drove our teams together behind Ahab his
father, the LORD gave this judgement against him;
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As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons
yesterday, I will pay you back in this field; says the LORD. So now take him
and throw him into the field, according to the word of the LORD.
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But when Ahaziah the king of
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And his servants carried him to
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Ahaziah had become king over
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¶ Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel,
Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and beautified her face,
and looked out a window.
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And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, Is all well Zimri,
murderer of your master?
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And he looked up at the window, and said, Who is
on my side? who? And two or three eunuchs
looked out at him.
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And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her
blood splattered on the wall, and on the horses: and he trampled her under
foot.
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And when he went in, he ate and drank, and said, Go, take care of this cursed woman,
and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.
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And they went to bury her: but did not find any more of her than her skull, and
feet, and the palms of her hands.
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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, The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel:
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And the carcass of Jezebel will be like manure on the surface of the field in
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