Jehu Anointed King of Israel

2 Kings 9

1 And Elisha the prophet called one of a the sons of the prophets, and said to him, b "Get 1 yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, c and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 "Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among d his associates, and take him to an inner room. 3 "Then e take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 'Thus says the LORD: "I have anointed you king over Israel." ' Then open the door and flee, and do not delay."

4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead. 5 And when he arrived, there were the captains of the army sitting; and he said, "I have a message for you, Commander." Jehu said, "For which one of us?" And he said, "For you, Commander." 6 Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, f "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel. 7 'You shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may g avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, h at the hand of Jezebel. 8 'For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and i I will cut off from Ahab all j the males in Israel, both k bond and free. 9 'So I will make the house of Ahab like the house of l Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of m Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 n 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.' " And he opened the door and fled.

11 Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, "Is all well? Why did o this madman come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the man and his babble." 12 And they said, "A lie! Tell us now." So he said, "Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the LORD: "I have anointed you king over Israel." ' " 13 Then each man hastened p to take his garment and put it 2 under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, "Jehu is king!"

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 20:35
    Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the LORD, "Strike me, please." And the man refused to strike him.
  2. Cross References
    2 Kings 4:29
    Then he said to Gehazi, "Get yourself ready, and take my staff in your hand, and be on your way. If you meet anyone, do not greet him; and if anyone greets you, do not answer him; but lay my staff on the face of the child.
    Jeremiah 1:17
    Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them.
  3. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:28
    Now he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
    2 Kings 8:29
    Then King Joram went back to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
  4. Cross References
    2 Kings 9:5
    And when he arrived, there were the captains of the army sitting; and he said, "I have a message for you, Commander." Jehu said, "For which one of us?" And he said, "For you, Commander.
    2 Kings 9:11
    Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, " Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the man and his babble.
  5. Cross References
    1 Kings 19:16
    Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
  6. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:7
    The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.
    1 Samuel 2:8
    He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. "For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, And He has set the world upon them.
    1 Kings 19:16
    Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
    2 Kings 9:3
    "Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 'Thus says the LORD: "I have anointed you king over Israel." ' Then open the door and flee, and do not delay."
    2 Chronicles 22:7
    His going to Joram was God's occasion for Ahaziah's downfall; for when he arrived, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
  7. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:35
    Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.
    Deuteronomy 32:41
    If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me.
  8. Cross References
    1 Kings 18:4
    For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.)
    1 Kings 21:15
    And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, "Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
  9. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:10
    Therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone.
    1 Kings 21:21
    Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity, and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free.
    2 Kings 10:17
    And when he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed them, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to Elijah.
  10. Cross References
    1 Samuel 25:22
    "May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I leave one male of all who belong to him by morning light."
  11. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:36
    For the LORD will judge His people And have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, And there is no one remaining, bond or free.
    2 Kings 14:26
    For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter; and whether bond or free, there was no helper for Israel.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:10
    Therefore behold! I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male in Israel, bond and free; I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one takes away refuse until it is all gone.
    1 Kings 15:29
    And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite.
    1 Kings 21:22
    'I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, because of the provocation with which you have provoked Me to anger, and made Israel sin.'
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 16:3
    Surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
    1 Kings 16:11
    Then it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated on his throne, that he killed all the household of Baasha; he did not leave him one male, neither of his relatives nor of his friends.
  14. Cross References
    1 Kings 21:23
    "And concerning Jezebel the LORD also spoke, saying, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.'
    2 Kings 9:35
    So they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.
    2 Kings 9:36
    Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, "This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 'On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:26
    The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiad...
    Hosea 9:7
    The days of punishment have come; The days of r...
    Mark 3:21
    But when His own people heard about this, they ...
    John 10:20
    And many of them said, "He has a demon and is m...
    Acts 26:24
    Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said wi...
    1 Corinthians 4:10
    We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wis...
  16. Cross References
    Matthew 21:7
    They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.
    Matthew 21:8
    And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
    Mark 11:7
    Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.
    Mark 11:8
    And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
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