9:1 And Elisaie the prophet called one of
the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up thy loins, and take this
cruse of oil in thy hand, and go to Remmoth Galaad.
9:2 And thou shalt enter there, and shalt see there Ju the son of Josaphat
son of Namessi, and shalt go in and make him rise up from among his
brethren, and shalt bring him into a secret chamber.
9:3 And thou shalt take the cruse of oil, and pour [it] on his head, and say
thou, Thus saith Yehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel: and thou
shalt open the door, and flee, and not tarry.
9:4 And the young man the prophet went to Remmoth Galaad.9:5 And he went in,
and, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have a
message to thee, O captain. And Ju said, To which of all us? And he said, To
thee, O captain.
9:6 And he arose, and went into the house: and he poured the oil upon his
head, and said to him, Thus saith Yehovah Elohim of Israel, I have anointed
thee to be king over the people of Yehovah, even over Israel.
9:7 And thou shalt utterly destroy the house of Achaab thy master from
before me, and shalt avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the
blood of all the servants of Yehovah, at the hand of Jezabel,
9:8 and at the hand of the whole house of Achaab: and thou shalt utterly cut
off from the house of Achaab every male, and him that is shut up and left in
Israel.
9:9 And I will make the house of Achaab like the house of Jeroboam the son
of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa the son of Achia.
9:10 And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the portion of Jezreel, and there
shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
9:11 And Ju went forth to the servants of his lord, and they said to him,
[Is] all well? Why came this mad fellow in to thee? And he said to them, Ye
know the man, and his communication.
9:12 And they said, [It is] wrong: tell us now. And Ju said to them, Thus
and thus spoke he to me, saying,-- and he said, Thus saith Yehovah, I have
anointed thee to be king over Israel.
9:13 And when they heard it, they hasted, and took every man his garment,
and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with the trumpet,
and said, Ju is king.
9:14 So Ju the son of Josaphat the son of Namessi conspired against Joram,
and Joram was defending Remmoth Galaad, he and all Israel, because of Azael
king of Syria.
9:15 And king Joram had returned to be healed in Jezrael of the wounds which
the Syrians had given him, in his war with Azael king of Syria. And Ju said,
If your heart is with me, let there not go forth out of the city one
fugitive to go and report to Jezrael.
9:16 And Ju rode and advanced, and came down to Jezrael; for Joram king of
Israel was getting healed in Jezrael of the arrow-wounds wherewith the
Syrians [had] wounded him in Rammath in the war with Azael king of Syria;
for he [was] strong and a mighty man: and Ochozias king of Judah was come
down to see Joram.
9:17 And there went up a watchman upon the tower of Jezrael, and saw the
dust [made by] Ju as he approached; and he said, I see dust. And Joram said,
Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Peace.
9:18 And there went a horseman to meet them, and said, Thus says the king,
Peace. And Ju said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn behind me. And the
watchman reported, saying, The messenger came up to them, and has not
returned.
9:19 And he sent another horseman, and he came to him, and said, Thus says
the king, Peace. And Ju said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn behind
me.
9:20 And the watchman reported, saying, He came up to them, and has not
returned: and the driver drives Ju the son of Namessi, for it is with
furious [haste].
9:21 And Joram said, Make ready. And one made ready the chariot: and Joram
the king of Israel went forth, and Ochozias king of Judah, each in his
chariot, and they went to meet Ju, and found him in the portion of Nabuthai
the Jezraelite.
9:22 And it came to pass when Joram saw Ju, that he said, [Is it] peace, Ju?
And Ju said, How [can it be] peace? as yet [there are] the whoredoms of thy
mother Jezabel, and her abundant witchcrafts.
9:23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ochozias, Treachery,
Ochozias.
9:24 And Ju bent his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his
arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he bowed upon his knees.
9:25 And [Ju] said to Badecar his chief officer, Cast him into the portion
of ground of Nabuthai the Jezraelite, for I and thou remember, riding [as we
were] on chariots after Achaab his father, that Yehovah took up this burden
against him, [saying],
9:26 Surely, I have seen yesterday the blood of Nabuthai, and the blood of
his sons, saith Yehovah; and I will recompense him in this portion, saith
Yehovah. Now then, I pray thee, take him up and cast him into the portion,
according to the word of Yehovah.
9:27 And Ochozias king of Judah saw [it], and fled by the way of Baethgan.
And Ju pursued after him, and said, [Slay] him also. And one smote him in
the chariot at the going up of Gai, which is Jeblaam: and he fled to Mageddo,
and died there.
9:28 And his servants put him on a chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem,
and they buried him in his sepulchre in the city of David.
9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram king of Israel, Ochozias began to
reign over Judah.
9:30 And Ju came to Jezrael; and Jezabel heard [of it], and coloured her
eyes, and adorned her head, and looked through the window.
9:31 And Ju entered into the city; and she said, Had Zambri, the murderer of
his master, peace?
9:32 And he lifted up his face toward the window, and saw her, and said, Who
art thou? Come down with me. And two eunuchs looked down towards him.
9:33 And he said, Throw her [down]. And they threw her [down]; and some of
her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and they trampled on
her.
9:34 And [Ju] went in and ate and drank, and said, Look now, after this
cursed woman, and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.
9:35 And they went to bury her; but they found nothing of her but the skull,
and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
9:36 And they returned and told him. And he said, [It is] the word of the
Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Eliu the Thesbite, saying, In the
portion of Jezrael shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezabel.
9:37 And the carcass of Jezabel shall be as dung on the face of the field in
the portion of Jezrael, so that they shall not say, [This is] Jezabel. |
9:1 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 Ramothgilead:
9:2 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;
9:3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith
Yehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and
flee, and tarry not.
9:4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.
9:5 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 all
us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
9:6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his
head, and said unto him, Thus saith Yehovah Elohim of Israel, I have anointed
thee king over the people of Yehovah, even over Israel.
9:7 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
Yehovah, at the hand of Jezebel.
9:8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab
him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in
Israel:
9:9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
9:10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there
shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
9:11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto
him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto
them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
9:12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus
spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Yehovah, I have anointed thee king over
Israel.
9:13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him
on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
9:14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against
Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of
Hazael king of Syria.
9:15 But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which
the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And
Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the
city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
9:16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there.
And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
9:17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the
company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take
an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
9:18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the
king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee
behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he
cometh not again.
9:19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said,
Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do
with peace? turn thee behind me.
9:20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not
again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he
driveth furiously.
9:21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram
king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and
they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the
Jezreelite.
9:22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace,
Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother
Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
9:23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is
treachery, O Ahaziah.
9:24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between
his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his
chariot.
9:25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the
portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I
and thou rode together after Ahab his father, Yehovah laid this burden upon
him;
9:26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his
sons, saith Yehovah; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith Yehovah.
Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the
word of Yehovah.
9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the
garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the
chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he
fled to Megiddo, and died there.
9:28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him
in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to
reign over Judah.
9:30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted
her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
9:31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew
his master?
9:32 And he 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.
9:33 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 trode her under
foot.
9:34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now
this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
9:35 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.
9:36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word
of Yehovah, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In
the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
9:37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field
in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. |