Verse 1

2 Kings 9:1

World English Bible, British Edition

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1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וֶ/אֱלִישָׁע֙ הַ/נָּבִ֔יא קָרָ֕א לְ/אַחַ֖ד מִ/בְּנֵ֣י הַ/נְּבִיאִ֑ים וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜/וֹ חֲגֹ֣ר מָתְנֶ֗י/ךָ וְ֠/קַח פַּ֣ךְ הַ/שֶּׁ֤מֶן הַ/זֶּה֙ בְּ/יָדֶ֔/ךָ וְ/לֵ֖ךְ רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד

English Translation

And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Gird up your loins and take this flask of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth-Gilead."

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Chapter 9 Context

1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your w...

2 When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise... Focus ↗

3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘The LORD says, “I have anointed you ki... Focus ↗

4 So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead. Focus ↗

5 When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. Then he said, “I have a message for you... Focus ↗

6 He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “The LORD, t... Focus ↗

7 You must strike your master Ahab’s house, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, a... Focus ↗

8 For the whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wa... Focus ↗

9 I will make Ahab’s house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha t... Focus ↗

10 The dogs will eat Jezebel on the plot of ground of Jezreel, and there shall be no one to bury her.’”... Focus ↗

11 When Jehu came out to the servants of his lord and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madma... Focus ↗

12 They said, “That is a lie. Tell us now.” He said, “He said to me, ‘The LORD says, I have anointed yo... Focus ↗

13 Then they hurried, and each man took his cloak, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and b... Focus ↗

14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was defending R... Focus ↗

15 but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him wh... Focus ↗

16 So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. Ahaziah king of Judah had come d... Focus ↗

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came,... Focus ↗

18 So one went on horseback to meet him, and said, “the king says, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu said, “What do... Focus ↗

19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them and said, “The king says, ‘Is it peace?’” J... Focus ↗

20 The watchman said, “He came to them, and isn’t coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu... Focus ↗

21 Joram said, “Get ready!” They got his chariot ready. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of J... Focus ↗

22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace, so long as the prostitu... Focus ↗

23 Joram turned his hands and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “This is treason, Ahaziah!” Focus ↗

24 Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out... Focus ↗

25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, “Pick him up, and throw him in the plot of the field of Naboth... Focus ↗

26 ‘Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons,’ says the LORD; ‘and I... Focus ↗

27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed a... Focus ↗

28 His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in D... Focus ↗

29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah. Focus ↗

30 When Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head,... Focus ↗

31 As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?... Focus ↗

32 He lifted up his face to the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked... Focus ↗

33 He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall,... Focus ↗

34 When he had come in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; fo... Focus ↗

35 They went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, the feet, and the palms of her... Focus ↗

36 Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, “This is the LORD’s word, which he spoke by his ser... Focus ↗

37 and the body of Jezebel will be as dung on the surface of the field on Jezreel’s land, so that they... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 9 (37 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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