Verse 5

2 Kings 9:5

American Standard Version

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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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּבֹ֗א וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה שָׂרֵ֤י הַ/חַ֨יִל֙ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר דָּבָ֥ר לִ֛/י אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ הַ/שָּׂ֑ר וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יֵהוּא֙ אֶל מִ֣י מִ/כֻּלָּ֔/נוּ וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלֶ֥י/ךָ הַ/שָּֽׂר

English Translation

And he came, and behold, the captains of the guard were sitting, and he spoke a word to you, the captain, and Jehu said to whom among all of us, and he said to you, the captain.

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Chapter 9 Context

1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins,... Focus ↗

2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go i... Focus ↗

3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed the... Focus ↗

4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. Focus ↗

5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to th...

6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus sa... Focus ↗

7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the pr... Focus ↗

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that... Focus ↗

9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of... Focus ↗

10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And h... Focus ↗

11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came... Focus ↗

12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus sai... Focus ↗

13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and... Focus ↗

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

15 but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, w... Focus ↗

16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was c... 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 there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu sai... Focus ↗

19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace... Focus ↗

20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not back: and the driving is like... Focus ↗

21 And Joram said, Make ready. And they made ready his chariot. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah ki... Focus ↗

22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What pea... Focus ↗

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

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

25 Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth... Focus ↗

26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith Jehovah; and I wi... Focus ↗

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

28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fat... Focus ↗

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

30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her he... Focus ↗

31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master`s murderer? Focus ↗

32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to h... Focus ↗

33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall... Focus ↗

34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury h... Focus ↗

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

36 Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the word of Jehovah, which he spake by... Focus ↗

37 and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so th... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 9 (37 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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