2 Kings 9:3

then shalt thou take the flask of oil, and pour out upon his head, and say—Thus, saith Yahweh, I have anointed thee to be king unto Israel! Then shalt thou open the door and flee, and not tarry.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and, when thou art come in thither, then look thee out, there, Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi; and thou shalt enter and get him to rise up out of the midst of his brethren, and take him into an inner chamber;

4So the young man went his way—the young man the prophet—unto Ramoth-gilead.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour upon his head,—so shalt thou anoint him.

1 Samuel 9:16About this time to-morrow, will I send unto thee, a man out of the land of Benjamin, whom thou shalt anoint, to be leader over my people Israel, and he shall save my people, out of the hand of the Philistines,—for I have looked upon the oppression, because their outcry hath come in unto me.

1 Samuel 15:1And Samuel said unto Saul, It was, me, Yahweh sent to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel,—now, therefore, hearken thou to the voice of Yahweh’s words.

1 Samuel 16:2And Samuel said, How can I go? As soon as Saul heareth, he will slay me. Then said Yahweh, A heifer, take thou with thee, and say, To sacrifice unto Yahweh, am I come.

1 Kings 19:16And, Jehu son of Minshi, shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel,—and, Elisha son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy stead:

2 Chronicles 22:7But, from God, came the downfall of Azariah, through his coming to Joram,—and because, through his coming, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:2-11

Jehu Anointed King. ( b. c. 884.) 1 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 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 3 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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