2 Kings 9 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Jehu Reigns over Israel

9 Now Elisha the prophet called one of (A)the sons of the prophets and said to him, “(B)Gird up your loins, and (C)take this flask of oil in your hand and go to (D)Ramoth-gilead. 2 When you arrive there, [a]search out (E)Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and [b](F)bid him arise from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room. 3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “(G)I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not wait.”

4 So (H)the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said, “I have a word for you, O captain.” And Jehu said, “[c]For which one of us?” And he said, “For you, O captain.” 6 He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘(I)I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. 7 You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, (J)that I may avenge (K)the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, (L)at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and (M)I will cut off from Ahab (N)every male person (O)both bond and free in Israel. 9 (P)I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and (Q)like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 (R)The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.’” Then he opened the door and fled.

11 Now Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “(S)Is all well? Why did this (T)mad fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know very well the man and his talk.” 12 They said, “It is a lie, tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and thus he said to me, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’” 13 Then (U)they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps, and (V)blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”

Jehoram (Joram) Is Assassinated

14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (W)Now Joram [d]with all Israel was [e]defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, 15 but (X)King [f]Joram had returned to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds which the Arameans had [g]inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your mind, then let no one escape or [h]leave the city to go tell it in Jezreel.” 16 Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there. (Y)Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the [i]company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a [j]company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’” 18 So a horseman went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said, “(Z)What have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.” And the watchman [k]reported, “The messenger came to them, but he did not return.” 19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu [l]answered, “What have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.” 20 The watchman [m]reported, “He came even to them, and he did not return; and (AA)the driving is like the driving of (AB)Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”

21 Then [n]Joram said, “[o]Get ready.” And they made his chariot ready. [p](AC)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 [q](AD)property of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 When [r]Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” And he [s]answered, “What peace, (AE)so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?” 23 So [t]Joram [u]reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “(AF)There is treachery, O Ahaziah!” 24 And (AG)Jehu [v]drew his bow with his full strength and [w]shot [x]Joram between his arms; and the arrow went [y]through his heart and he sank in his chariot. 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Take him up and (AH)cast him into the [z]property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when [aa]you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that the (AI)Lord laid this (AJ)oracle against him: 26 ‘Surely (AK)I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ says the Lord, ‘and (AL)I will repay you in this [ab]property,’ says the Lord. Now then, take and cast him into the [ac]property, according to the word of the Lord.”

Jehu Assassinates Ahaziah

27 (AM)When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, “[ad]Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at (AN)Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 (AO)Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David.

29 Now in (AP)the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and (AQ)she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “(AR)Is it [ae]well, Zimri, [af]your master’s murderer?” 32 Then he lifted up his face to the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

Jezebel Is Slain

33 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 under foot. 34 When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, “See now to (AS)this cursed woman and bury her, for (AT)she is a king’s daughter.” 35 They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘(AU)In the [ag]property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and (AV)the corpse of Jezebel will be as dung on the face of the field in the [ah]property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 9:2 Lit and look there for
  2. 2 Kings 9:2 Lit cause him to
  3. 2 Kings 9:5 Lit To whom of us all?
  4. 2 Kings 9:14 Lit he and
  5. 2 Kings 9:14 Lit keeping
  6. 2 Kings 9:15 Heb Jehoram
  7. 2 Kings 9:15 Lit struck
  8. 2 Kings 9:15 Lit go out from
  9. 2 Kings 9:17 Lit multitude
  10. 2 Kings 9:17 Lit multitude
  11. 2 Kings 9:18 Lit told, saying
  12. 2 Kings 9:19 Lit said
  13. 2 Kings 9:20 Lit told, saying
  14. 2 Kings 9:21 Heb Jehoram
  15. 2 Kings 9:21 Lit Yoke the chariot
  16. 2 Kings 9:21 Heb Jehoram
  17. 2 Kings 9:21 Lit portion
  18. 2 Kings 9:22 Heb Jehoram
  19. 2 Kings 9:22 Lit said
  20. 2 Kings 9:23 Heb Jehoram
  21. 2 Kings 9:23 Lit turned his hands
  22. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit filled his hand with the bow
  23. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit smote
  24. 2 Kings 9:24 Heb Jehoram
  25. 2 Kings 9:24 Lit out at
  26. 2 Kings 9:25 Lit portion
  27. 2 Kings 9:25 Lit I and you
  28. 2 Kings 9:26 Lit portion
  29. 2 Kings 9:26 Lit portion
  30. 2 Kings 9:27 Lit smite
  31. 2 Kings 9:31 Lit peace
  32. 2 Kings 9:31 Lit his
  33. 2 Kings 9:36 Lit portion
  34. 2 Kings 9:37 Lit portion

Cross references

  1. 2 Kings 9:1 : 2 Kin 2:3
  2. 2 Kings 9:1 : 2 Kin 4:29
  3. 2 Kings 9:1 : 1 Sam 10:1; 16:1; 1 Kin 1:39
  4. 2 Kings 9:1 : 2 Kin 8:28, 29
  5. 2 Kings 9:2 : 1 Kin 19:16, 17; 2 Kin 9:14, 20
  6. 2 Kings 9:2 : 2 Kin 9:5, 11
  7. 2 Kings 9:3 : 2 Chr 22:7
  8. 2 Kings 9:4 : 2 Kin 9:1
  9. 2 Kings 9:6 : 1 Sam 2:7, 8; 1 Kin 19:16; 2 Kin 9:3; 2 Chr 22:7
  10. 2 Kings 9:7 : Deut 32:35, 43
  11. 2 Kings 9:7 : 1 Kin 18:4; 21:15, 21, 25
  12. 2 Kings 9:7 : 2 Kin 9:32-37
  13. 2 Kings 9:8 : 1 Kin 21:21; 2 Kin 10:17
  14. 2 Kings 9:8 : 1 Sam 25:22
  15. 2 Kings 9:8 : Deut 32:36; 2 Kin 14:26
  16. 2 Kings 9:9 : 1 Kin 14:10, 11; 15:29
  17. 2 Kings 9:9 : 1 Kin 16:3-5, 11, 12
  18. 2 Kings 9:10 : 1 Kin 21:23; 2 Kin 9:35, 36
  19. 2 Kings 9:11 : 2 Kin 9:17, 19, 22
  20. 2 Kings 9:11 : Jer 29:26; Hos 9:7; Mark 3:21
  21. 2 Kings 9:13 : Matt 21:7, 8; Mark 11:7, 8
  22. 2 Kings 9:13 : 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kin 1:34, 39
  23. 2 Kings 9:14 : 1 Kin 22:3; 2 Kin 8:28
  24. 2 Kings 9:15 : 2 Kin 8:29
  25. 2 Kings 9:16 : 2 Kin 8:29
  26. 2 Kings 9:18 : 2 Kin 9:19, 22
  27. 2 Kings 9:20 : 2 Sam 18:27
  28. 2 Kings 9:20 : 1 Kin 19:17
  29. 2 Kings 9:21 : 2 Chr 22:7
  30. 2 Kings 9:21 : 1 Kin 21:1-7, 15-19; 2 Kin 9:26
  31. 2 Kings 9:22 : 1 Kin 16:30-33; 18:19; 2 Chr 21:13
  32. 2 Kings 9:23 : 2 Kin 11:14
  33. 2 Kings 9:24 : 1 Kin 22:34
  34. 2 Kings 9:25 : 1 Kin 21:1
  35. 2 Kings 9:25 : 1 Kin 21:19, 24-29
  36. 2 Kings 9:25 : Is 13:1
  37. 2 Kings 9:26 : 1 Kin 21:13, 19
  38. 2 Kings 9:26 : 2 Kin 9:21, 25
  39. 2 Kings 9:27 : 2 Chr 22:7, 9
  40. 2 Kings 9:27 : Josh 17:11; Judg 1:27
  41. 2 Kings 9:28 : 2 Kin 23:30
  42. 2 Kings 9:29 : 2 Kin 8:25
  43. 2 Kings 9:30 : Jer 4:30; Ezek 23:40
  44. 2 Kings 9:31 : 1 Kin 16:9-20; 2 Kin 9:18-22
  45. 2 Kings 9:34 : 1 Kin 21:25
  46. 2 Kings 9:34 : 1 Kin 16:31
  47. 2 Kings 9:36 : 1 Kin 21:23
  48. 2 Kings 9:37 : Jer 8:1-3

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