“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 Ramoth, Gilead.”
2 Kings 9
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1Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
“the Prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him get yourself ready. Take this flask of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth Gilead.”
2When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room.
“Now when you arrive at that place look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat The son of Nimishi and go in and make him rise up from among his associates and take him to an inner room.”
“And when thou comest thither, look out there, Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshah, and go in and make him arise up from among his brethren and carry him to an inner chamber.”
3Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, 'This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and run. Do not delay!"
“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.”
“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. Do not delay.”
4So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead,
“So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth, Gilead.”
“so the young man the servant of the prophets went to Ramoth Gilead”
5and when he arrived, the army commanders were sitting there. "I have a message for you, commander," he said. "For which of us?" asked Jehu. "For you, commander," he replied.
“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.”
“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.”
6So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I anoint you king over the LORD's people Israel.
“Then he arose and went into his 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 over Israel.”
“And he arose and he went to 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.”
7And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.
“You shall strike down the house of Ahab your 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”
“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.”
8The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel.
“for the whole house of Ahab shall perish and I will cut off from Ahab all the males in Israel both bond and free”
“For the whole house of Ahab shall perish and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisses against the wall and him that is shut up and left in Israel.”
9I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.
“so I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and like the house of Basha the son of”
“And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the house of Beishah, the son of Ahijah.”
10And on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.'" Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.
“The dog 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.”
“And the dog shall eat Jezebel and the portion of Jezreel and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door and fled.”
11When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, "Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?" "You know his kind and their babble," he replied.
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12"That is a lie!" they said. "Tell us now!" So Jehu answered, "He talked to me about this and that, and he said, 'This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.'"
“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.”
13Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram's horn and proclaimed, "Jehu is king!"
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14Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,
“So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimish he Conspired against Joram now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead. He and all Israel against Hazael king of Syria.”
15but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, "If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel."
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16Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.
“So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel for Joram was laid up there and Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.”
17Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu's troops approaching, and he called out, "I see a company of troops!" "Choose a rider," Joram commanded. "Send him out to meet them and ask, 'Have you come in peace?'"
“Now a watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel and he saw a company of Jehu as he came and he said I see a company of men and Joram said get a horseman and send to him and meet him and let him say is it peace?”
18So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, "This is what the king asks: 'Have you come in peace?'" "What do you know about peace?" Jehu replied. "Fall in behind me." And the watchman reported, "The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back."
“So the horsemen went to meet him and said thus says the king is it peace and Jehu said What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me. So the watchman reported saying the messenger went to them, but is not coming back.”
19So the king sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, "This is what the king asks: 'Have you come in peace?'" "What do you know about peace?" Jehu replied. "Fall in behind me."
“Then he sent out a second horseman who said that he came to them and said thus says the king is it peace and Jehu? Answered what have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.”
20Again the watchman reported, "He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi —he is driving like a madman!"
“So the watchman reported saying he went up to them and is not coming back and his driving is like the driving of Jehu the son Of Nimishi for he drives Furiously,”
21"Harness!" Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
“Joram said make ready and his chariot was made ready. Then Joram the king of Israel and Ahaziah the king of Judah went out each in his chariot and they went out to meet Jehu. And met him on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
22When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, "Have you come in peace, Jehu?" "How can there be peace," he replied, "as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?"
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23Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, "Treachery, Ahaziah!"
“Then Joram turned around and fled and said to Ahaziah treachery. Ahaziah”
24Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
“now Jehu drew his bow with full strength and Shot Joram between his arms and the arrow came out at his heart and he sank down in his chariot.”
25And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, "Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
“Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain pick him up and throw him into the tract of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. But remember when you and I were riding together behind Ahab his father that the Lord laid this burden upon him.”
26'As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.' Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground."
“Surely I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his son says the Lord and I will repay you in this plot. Says the Lord now therefore take and throw him on the plot of ground according to the word of the Lord”
27When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, "Shoot him too!" So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.
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28Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.
“and his servants carried him in the chariot to Jerusalem and Buried him in the tomb with his father's of the city of David”
29(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)
“in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab Ahaziah had become king over Judah.”
30Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
“now when Jehu had come to Jezreel Jezebel heard of it and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head and looked through a window.”
“when Jehu was come to Jezreel Jezebel heard of it and she painted her face and teared her head and she looked out a window”
“when Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked out of her window.”
31And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, "Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?"
“Then as Jehu entered at the gate, she said is it peace? Zimri murderer of your master”
“as Jehu entered the gate, she said, Is it well, Zimri, your master's murderer?”
“As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?”
32He looked up at the window and called out, "Who is on my side? Who?" And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
“and he looked up at the window and said who is on my side. Who? So two or three eunuchs looked out at him.”
“and Ahab 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”
“Then Jehu lifted up his face to the window and said, Who is on my side who? And two or three officials looked down on him.”
33"Throw her down!" yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
“Then 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 underfoot”
“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”
“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”
34Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. "Take care of this cursed woman," he said, "and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king."
“and When he had gone in he ate and drank. Then he said go now see to this accursed woman and bury her for she was a king's daughter.”
“when he came in, he ate and drank and he said, See now to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.”
35But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
“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.”
“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.”
“when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands,”
36So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, "This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: 'On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.
“Therefore they came back and told him and he said this is the word of the Lord which he spoke by his servant Elisha the Tishbite saying on the plot of ground at Jezreel Dog shall eat the flesh of Jezebel”
“Wherefore they came again and told him and said, This is the word of the Lord as he spoke by his servant Elisha the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel”
37And Jezebel's body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.'"
“and the corpse of Jezebel should be as refuse on the surface of the field in the plot. At Jezreel so that they shall not say here lies Jezebel.”
“and the carcass of Jezebel shall be as a refuse upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel. To that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.”