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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 Elishaº the prophetº calledºº oneº of the childrenºº of the prophets,º and saidºº unto him, Gird upºº thy loins,º and takeºº thisº boxº of oilº in thine hand,º and goººº to Ramothgilead:ºº

 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 comestºº thither,º look outºº thereº Jehuº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº the sonº of Nimshi,º and go in,ºº and make him arise upºº from amongºº his brethren,º and carryºº him to an innerº chamber;º

 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 takeºº the boxº of oil,º and pourºº [it] onº his head,º and say,ºº Thusº saithºº the LORD,º I have anointedºº thee kingº overº Israel.º Then openºº the door,º and flee,ºº and tarryºº not.º

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

 9:4 ¶ So the young man,º [even] the young manº the prophet,º wentººº to Ramothgilead.ºº

 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,ºº behold,º the captainsº of the hostº [were] sitting;ºº and he said,ºº I have an errandº toº thee, O captain.º And Jehuº said,ºº Untoº whichº of allºº us? And he said,ºº Toº thee, O captain.º

 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,ºº and wentºº into the house;º and he pouredºº the oilº onº his head,º and saidºº unto him, Thusº saithºº the LORDº Godº of Israel,º I have anointedºº thee kingº overº the peopleº of the LORD,º [even] overº Israel.º

 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 smiteººº the houseº of Ahabº thy master,º that I may avengeºº the bloodº of my servantsº the prophets,º and the bloodº of allº the servantsº of the LORD,º at the handºº of Jezebel.º

 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 wholeº houseº of Ahabº shall perish:ºº and I will cut offºº from Ahabº him that pissethºº against the wall,º and him that is shut upºº and leftºº in Israel:º

 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 makeººº 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

 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 dogsº shall eatºº Jezebelº in the portionº of Jezreel,º and [there shall be] noneº to buryºº [her]. And he openedºº the door,º and fled.ºº

 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 Jehuº came forthºº toº the servantsº of his lord:º and [one] saidºº unto him, [Is] all well?º whereforeº cameºº thisº madºº [fellow] toº thee? And he saidºº untoº them, Yeº knowºº the man,º andº his communication.º

 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,ºº [It is] false;º tellºº us now.º And he said,ºº Thusº and thusº spakeºº he toº me, saying,ºº Thusº saithºº the LORD,º I have anointedºº thee kingº overº Israel.º

 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,ºº and tookºº every manº his garment,º and putºº [it] underº him onº the topº of the stairs,º and blewºº with trumpets,º saying,ºº Jehuº is king.ºº

 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 Jehuº the sonº of Jehoshaphatº the sonº of Nimshiº conspiredºº againstº Joram.º (Now Joramº hadº keptºº Ramothgilead,ºº heº and allº Israel,º becauseºº of Hazaelº kingº of Syria.º

 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 kingº Joramº was returnedºº to be healedºº in Jezreelº ofº the woundsº whichº the Syriansº had givenºº him, when he foughtºº withº Hazaelº kingº of Syria.)º And Jehuº said,ºº Ifº it beº your minds,º [then] let noneº go forthºº [nor] escapeº out ofº the cityº to goººº to tellºº [it] in Jezreel.º

 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 Jehuº rode in a chariot,ºº and wentººº to Jezreel;º forº Joramº layºº there.º And Ahaziahº kingº of Judahº was come downºº to seeººº Joram.º

 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 stoodºº a watchmanºº onº the towerº in Jezreel,º and he spiedººº the companyº of Jehuº as he came,ºº and said,ºº Iº seeºº a company.º And Joramº said,ºº Takeºº an horseman,º and sendºº to meetººº them, and let him say,ºº [Is it] peace?º

 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 wentººº one on horsebackººº to meetººº him, and said,ºº Thusº saithºº the king,º [Is it] peace?º And Jehuº said,ºº Whatº hast thou to do with peace?º turnºº thee behindºº me. And the watchmanºº told,ºº saying,ºº The messengerº cameºº toº them,º but he cometh not again.ººº

 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 outºº a secondº on horseback,ººº which cameºº toº them, and said,ºº Thusº saithºº the king,º [Is it] peace?º And Jehuº answered,ºº Whatº hast thou to do with peace?º turnºº thee behindºº 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 watchmanºº told,ºº saying,ºº He cameºº evenº untoº them, and cometh not again:ººº and the drivingº [is] like the drivingº of Jehuº the sonº of Nimshi;º forº he drivethºº furiously.º

 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 Joramº said,ºº Make ready.ºº And his chariotº was made ready.ºº And Joramº kingº of Israelº and Ahaziahº kingº of Judahº went out,ºº eachº in his chariot,º and they went outºº againstººº Jehu,º and metºº him in the portionº of Nabothº the Jezreelite.º

 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,º when Joramº sawººº Jehu,º that he said,ºº [Is it] peace,º Jehu?º And he answered,ºº Whatº peace,º so long asº the whoredomsº of thy motherº Jezebelº and her witchcraftsº [are so] many?º

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

 9:23 And Joramº turnedºº his hands,º and fled,ºº and saidºº toº Ahaziah,º [There is] treachery,º O Ahaziah.º

 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 Jehuº drew a bowº with his fullºº strength,º and smoteººº Jehoramº betweenº his arms,º and the arrowº went outºº at his heart,ºº and he sunk downºº in his chariot.º

 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 saidºº [Jehu] toº Bidkarº his captain,º Take up,ºº [and] castºº him in the portionº of the fieldº of Nabothº the Jezreelite:º forº rememberºº how that, when Iº and thouºº rodeºº togetherº afterº Ahabº his father,º the LORDº laidººº thisº burdenº uponº 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 Surelyºº I have seenºº yesterdayºº the bloodº of Naboth,º and the bloodº of his sons,º saithºº the LORD;º and I will requiteºº thee in thisº plat,º saithºº the LORD.º Nowº therefore takeºº [and] castºº him into the platº [of ground], according to the wordº of the LORD.º

 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 Ahaziahº the kingº of Judahº sawºº [this], he fledºº by the wayº of the gardenº house.º And Jehuº followedºº afterº him, and said,ºº Smiteºº him alsoº inº the chariot.º [And they did so] at the going upº to Gur,º whichº [is] byº Ibleam.º And he fledºº to Megiddo,º and diedºº there.º

 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 servantsº carriedºº him in a chariotºº to Jerusalem,º and buriedºº him in his sepulchreº withº his fathersº in the cityº of David.º

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

 9:29 And in the eleventhººº yearº of Joramº the sonº of Ahabº began Ahaziahº to reignºº overº Judah.º

 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 Jehuº was comeºº to Jezreel,º Jezebelº heardºº [of it]; and she paintedººº her face,º and tiredººº her head,º and looked outºº atº a window.º

 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 Jehuº entered inºº at the gate,º she said,ºº [Had] Zimriº peace,º who slewºº his master?º

 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 upºº his faceº toº the window,º and said,ºº Whoº [is] on my side?º who?º And there looked outºº toº him twoº [or] threeº eunuchs.º

 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,ºº Throw her down.ºº So they threw her down:ºº and [some] of her bloodºº was sprinkledºº onº the wall,º and onº the horses:º and he trode her under foot.ºº

 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,ºº he did eatºº and drink,ºº and said,ºº Go,ºº seeº nowºº thisº cursedºº [woman], and buryºº her: forº sheº [is] a king'sº daughter.º

 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 wentººº to buryºº her: but they foundºº no moreº of her thanºº the skull,º and the feet,º and the palmsº of [her] hands.º

 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,ºº and toldºº him. And he said,ºº Thisº [is] the wordº of the LORD,º whichº he spakeºº byº his servantº Elijahº the Tishbite,º saying,ºº In the portionº of Jezreelº shall dogsº eatººº the fleshº of Jezebel:º

 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 carcaseº of Jezebelº shall beº as dungº uponº the faceº of the fieldº in the portionº of Jezreel;º [so] thatº they shall notº say,ºº Thisº [is] Jezebel.º