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 9:1 ¶ And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

 9:1 ¶ And Elisha° the prophet° called°° one° of the children°° of the prophets,° and said°° unto him, Gird up°° thy loins,° and take°° this° box° of oil° in thine hand,° and go°°° to Ramothgilead:°°

 9:2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber.

 9:2 And when thou comest°° thither,° look out°° there° Jehu° the son° of Jehoshaphat° the son° of Nimshi,° and go in,°° and make him arise up°° from among°° his brethren,° and carry°° him to an inner° chamber;°

 9:3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

 9:3 Then take°° the box° of oil,° and pour°° [it] on° his head,° and say,°° Thus° saith°° the LORD,° I have anointed°° thee king° over° Israel.° Then open°° the door,° and flee,°° and tarry°° not.°

 9:4 ¶ So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.

 9:4 ¶ So the young man,° [even] the young man° the prophet,° went°°° to Ramothgilead.°°

 9:5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of us all? And he said, To thee, O captain.

 9:5 And when he came,°° behold,° the captains° of the host° [were] sitting;°° and he said,°° I have an errand° to° thee, O captain.° And Jehu° said,°° Unto° which° of all°° us? And he said,°° To° thee, O captain.°

 9:6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of Jehovah, even over Israel.

 9:6 And he arose,°° and went°° into the house;° and he poured°° the oil° on° his head,° and said°° unto him, Thus° saith°° the LORD° God° of Israel,° I have anointed°° thee king° over° the people° of the LORD,° [even] over° Israel.°

 9:7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah, at the hand of Jezebel.

 9:7 And thou shalt smite°°° the house° of Ahab° thy master,° 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.°

 9:8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.

 9:8 For the whole° house° of Ahab° shall perish:°° and I will cut off°° from Ahab° him that pisseth°° against the wall,° and him that is shut up°° and left°° in Israel:°

 9:9 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.

 9:9 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:°

 9:10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

 9:10 And the dogs° shall eat°° Jezebel° in the portion° of Jezreel,° and [there shall be] none° to bury°° [her]. And he opened°° the door,° and fled.°°

 9:11 ¶ Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man and what his talk was.

 9:11 ¶ Then Jehu° came forth°° to° the servants° of his lord:° and [one] said°° unto him, [Is] all well?° wherefore° came°° this° mad°° [fellow] to° thee? And he said°° unto° them, Ye° know°° the man,° and° his communication.°

 9:12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

 9:12 And they said,°° [It is] false;° tell°° us now.° And he said,°° Thus° and thus° spake°° he to° me, saying,°° Thus° saith°° the LORD,° I have anointed°° thee king° over° Israel.°

 9:13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, Jehu is king.

 9:13 Then they hasted,°° and took°° every man° his garment,° and put°° [it] under° him on° the top° of the stairs,° and blew°° with trumpets,° saying,°° Jehu° is king.°°

 9:14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;

 9:14 So Jehu° the son° of Jehoshaphat° the son° of Nimshi° conspired°° against° Joram.° (Now Joram° had° kept°° Ramothgilead,°° he° and all° Israel,° because°° of Hazael° king° of Syria.°

 9:15 but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If this be your mind, then let none escape and go forth out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel.

 9:15 But king° Joram° was returned°° to be healed°° in Jezreel° of° the wounds° which° the Syrians° had given°° him, when he fought°° with° Hazael° king° of Syria.)° And Jehu° said,°° If° it be° your minds,° [then] let none° go forth°° [nor] escape° out of° the city° to go°°° to tell°° [it] in Jezreel.°

 9:16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

 9:16 So Jehu° rode in a chariot,°° and went°°° to Jezreel;° for° Joram° lay°° there.° And Ahaziah° king° of Judah° was come down°° to see°°° Joram.°

 9:17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?

 9:17 And there stood°° a watchman°° on° the tower° in Jezreel,° and he spied°°° the company° of Jehu° as he came,°° and said,°° I° see°° a company.° And Joram° said,°° Take°° an horseman,° and send°° to meet°°° them, and let him say,°° [Is it] peace?°

 9:18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not back.

 9:18 So there went°°° one on horseback°°° to meet°°° him, and said,°° Thus° saith°° the king,° [Is it] peace?° And Jehu° said,°° What° hast thou to do with peace?° turn°° thee behind°° me. And the watchman°° told,°° saying,°° The messenger° came°° to° them,° but he cometh not again.°°°

 9:19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

 9:19 Then he sent out°° a second° on horseback,°°° which came°° to° them, and said,°° Thus° saith°° the king,° [Is it] peace?° And Jehu° answered,°° What° hast thou to do with peace?° turn°° thee behind°° me.

 9:20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

 9:20 And the watchman°° told,°° saying,°° He came°° even° unto° them, and cometh not again:°°° and the driving° [is] like the driving° of Jehu° the son° of Nimshi;° for° he driveth°° furiously.°

 9:21 And Joram said, Make ready. And they made ready his chariot. And Joram 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 portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

 9:21 And Joram° said,°° Make ready.°° And his chariot° was made ready.°° And Joram° king° of Israel° and Ahaziah° king° of Judah° went out,°° each° in his chariot,° and they went out°° against°°° Jehu,° and met°° him in the portion° of Naboth° the Jezreelite.°

 9:22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

 9:22 And it came to pass,° when Joram° saw°°° Jehu,° that he said,°° [Is it] peace,° Jehu?° And he answered,°° What° peace,° so long as° the whoredoms° of thy mother° Jezebel° and her witchcrafts° [are so] many?°

 9:23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.

 9:23 And Joram° turned°° his hands,° and fled,°° and said°° to° Ahaziah,° [There is] treachery,° O Ahaziah.°

 9:24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

 9:24 And Jehu° drew a bow° with his full°° strength,° and smote°°° Jehoram° between° his arms,° and the arrow° went out°° at his heart,°° and he sunk down°° in his chariot.°

 9:25 Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, Jehovah laid this burden upon him:

 9:25 Then said°° [Jehu] to° Bidkar° his captain,° Take up,°° [and] cast°° him in the portion° of the field° of Naboth° the Jezreelite:° for° remember°° how that, when I° and thou°° rode°° together° after° Ahab° his father,° the LORD° laid°°° this° burden° upon° him;

 9:26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith Jehovah; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith Jehovah. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat [of ground], according to the word of Jehovah.

 9:26 Surely°° I have seen°° yesterday°° the blood° of Naboth,° and the blood° of his sons,° saith°° the LORD;° and I will requite°° thee in this° plat,° saith°° the LORD.° Now° therefore take°° [and] cast°° him into the plat° [of ground], according to the word° of the LORD.°

 9:27 ¶ But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

 9:27 ¶ But when Ahaziah° the king° of Judah° saw°° [this], he fled°° by the way° of the garden° house.° And Jehu° followed°° after° him, and said,°° Smite°° him also° in° the chariot.° [And they did so] at the going up° to Gur,° which° [is] by° Ibleam.° And he fled°° to Megiddo,° and died°° there.°

 9:28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

 9:28 And his servants° carried°° him in a chariot°° to Jerusalem,° and buried°° him in his sepulchre° with° his fathers° in the city° of David.°

 9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

 9:29 And in the eleventh°°° year° of Joram° the son° of Ahab° began Ahaziah° to reign°° over° Judah.°

 9:30 ¶ And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.

 9:30 ¶ And when Jehu° was come°° to Jezreel,° Jezebel° heard°° [of it]; and she painted°°° her face,° and tired°°° her head,° and looked out°° at° a window.°

 9:31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master's murderer?

 9:31 And as Jehu° entered in°° at the gate,° she said,°° [Had] Zimri° peace,° who slew°° his master?°

 9:32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

 9:32 And he lifted up°° his face° to° the window,° and said,°° Who° [is] on my side?° who?° And there looked out°° to° him two° [or] three° eunuchs.°

 9:33 And 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 trod her under foot.

 9:33 And 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 trode her under foot.°°

 9:34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king's daughter.

 9:34 And when he was come in,°° he did eat°° and drink,°° and said,°° Go,°° see° now°° this° cursed°° [woman], and bury°° her: for° she° [is] a king's° daughter.°

 9:35 And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

 9:35 And they went°°° to bury°° her: but they found°° no more° of her than°° the skull,° and the feet,° and the palms° of [her] hands.°

 9:36 Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel;

 9:36 Wherefore they came again,°° and told°° him. And he said,°° This° [is] the word° of the LORD,° which° he spake°° by° his servant° Elijah° the Tishbite,° saying,°° In the portion° of Jezreel° shall dogs° eat°°° the flesh° of Jezebel:°

 9:37 and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

 9:37 And the carcase° of Jezebel° shall be° as dung° upon° the face° of the field° in the portion° of Jezreel;° [so] that° they shall not° say,°° This° [is] Jezebel.°