Now Elisha the prophet called one of ^athe sons of the prophets and said to him, “^1bGird up your loins (prepare for action) , ^ctake this flask of oil in your hand and go to ^dRamoth-gilead. 2 When you arrive there, look for ^aJehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and ^bhave him arise from among his brothers, and take him into an inner room. 3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the LORD: “^aI have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not delay.”

4 So ^athe young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 When he arrived, the captains of the army were sitting outside; and he said, “I have a message for you, O captain.” Jehu said, “To which one of us?” And he said, “For you, O captain.” 6 So Jehu got up, and they went into the house. And he poured the oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘^aI have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel. 7 You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, so ^athat I may avenge ^bthe blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, who have died ^cat the hands of Jezebel. 8 For the entire house of Ahab shall perish, and ^aI will cut off from Ahab ^bevery male, ^cboth bond and free, in Israel. 9 ^aI will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and ^blike the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 1+@Kin 21:22 10 And ^athe dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then he opened the door and fled. 2+@Kin 9:33-37

11 When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, one said to him, “^aIs all well? Why did this ^bmadman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know very well the man and his talk.” 12 And they said, “It is a lie; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD: “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’” 13 Then ^athey hurried and each man took his garment and placed it as a cushion under Jehu on the top of the outside stairs, and ^bblew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”

14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram to dethrone and kill him. ^aNow Joram with all Israel was protecting Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram (Syria) , 15 but ^aKing ¹Joram had returned to Jezreel to heal from the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your intent, let no one survive and leave the city (Ramoth-gilead) to go and tell of the plan in Jezreel the capital.” 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there. And ^aAhaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the crowd with Jehu as he approached, and said, “I see a company.” And ¹Joram said, “Send a horseman to meet them and have him ask, ‘²Do you come in peace?’” 18 So the horseman went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Do you come in peace?’” And Jehu said, “^aWhat have you to do with peace? Rein in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger approached them, but he has not returned.” 19 Then Joram sent out a second horseman, who approached them and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Do you come in peace?’” Jehu replied, “What have you to do with peace? Rein in behind me.” 20 And the watchman reported, “He approached them, but he has not returned; and ^athe driving of the chariot is like that of ^bJehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”

21 Then ¹Joram said, “Harness the chariot.” When they harnessed his chariot horses, ^aJoram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and met him on the ^bproperty of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” And he answered, “What peace can exist ^aas long as the fornications of your mother Jezebel and her sorceries are so many?” 23 So Joram reined his chariot around and fled, and he said to Ahaziah, “^aTreachery and betrayal, Ahaziah!” 24 But ^aJehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his shoulders; and the arrow went out through his heart and he sank down in his chariot. 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and ^athrow him on the property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for I remember when you and I were riding together after his father Ahab, that the ^bLORD uttered this ^cprophecy against him: 26 ‘^aI certainly saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday,’ says the LORD, ‘and ^bI will repay you on this property,’ says the LORD. Now then, pick him up and throw him into the property of Naboth, in accordance with the word of the LORD.” 1+@Kin 21:15-29

27 ^aWhen Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu pursued him and said, “Shoot him too, while he is in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent to Gur, which is by ^bIbleam. And Ahaziah fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 ^aThen his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the City of David.

29 In ^athe eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 So when Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it, and ^ashe painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked down from the upper window. 31 As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Is it ^awell, ¹Zimri, your master’s murderer?” 1+@Kin 16:9, 10 32 Then Jehu raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

33 And he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her underfoot. 34 When he came in, he ate and drank, and said, “See now to ^athis cursed woman and bury her, for ^bshe is a king’s daughter.” 35 They went to bury her, but they found nothing left of her except the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 So they returned and told Jehu. Then he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘^aIn the property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel. 1+@Kin 21:23 37 ^aThe corpse of Jezebel will be like dung on the surface of the field in the property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

Now Elisha the prophet called one of ^athe sons of the prophets and said to him, “^bGird up your loins, and ^ctake this flask of oil in your hand and go to ^dRamoth-gilead. 2 And you will come there and look there for ^aJehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi. And you will come in and ^1bbid him arise from among his brothers. And you will cause him to come in to an inner room. 3 Then you will take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “^aI have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not wait.”

4 So ^athe young man—the young man of the prophet—went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 Then he came, and behold, the commanders of the military were sitting, and he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “¹For which one of us?” And he said, “For you, O commander.” 6 And he arose and came into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘^aI have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel. 7 And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master, ^athat I may avenge ^bthe blood of My slaves the prophets, and the blood of all the slaves of Yahweh, ^cat the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and ^aI will cut off from Ahab ^bevery ¹male person ^cboth bond and free in Israel. 9 ^aAnd I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and ^blike the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 ^aAnd the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the ¹property 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, “^aIs all well? Why did this ^bmad fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his talk.” 12 And they said, “It is a lie, declare it to us now.” And he said, “Thus and thus he said to me, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’” 13 Then ^athey hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps, and ^bblew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”

14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. ^aNow Joram ¹with all Israel was ²guarding Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, 15 but ^aKing ¹Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Arameans had struck him with when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your mind, then let no one escape or ²leave the city to go declare it in Jezreel.” 16 Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there. ^aAhaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the ¹company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a ²company.” 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, “^aWhat have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.” And the watchman declared saying, “The messenger came to them, but he did not return.” 19 Then he sent out a second horseman. And he came to them and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu ¹answered, “What have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.” 20 And the watchman declared saying, “He came up to them, but he did not return; and ^athe driving is like the driving of ^bJehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives in madness.”

21 Then ¹Joram said, “²Get ready.” And they made his chariot ready. ^3aJoram 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 ^4bproperty of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 Now it happened that when ¹Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” And he ²answered, “What peace, ^aso long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her sorceries are so many?” 23 So ¹Joram ²turned about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “^aThere is deception, O Ahaziah!” 24 And ^aJehu ¹drew his bow with his full strength and struck ²Joram between his arms; and the arrow went ³through his heart and he crouched down in his chariot. 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Lift him up and ^acast him into the ¹property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when ²you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that ^bYahweh lifted up this ^coracle against him: 26 ‘Surely ^aI have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ says Yahweh, ‘and ^bI will repay you in this ¹property,’ says Yahweh. So now, lift him up and cast him into the ²property, according to the word of Yahweh.”

27 ^aAnd Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this and fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, “Strike him down too, in the chariot.” So they struck him down at the ascent of Gur, which is at ^bIbleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 ^aThen 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 ^athe eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 Then Jehu came to Jezreel, and Jezebel heard of it and ^ashe painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “^aIs it ¹peace, Zimri, ²your master’s killer?” 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. 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 trampled her under foot. 34 Then he came in and ate and drank. And he said, “Take care now of ^athis cursed woman and bury her, for ^bshe 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 declared it to him. And he said, “This is the word of Yahweh, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘^aIn the ¹property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and ^athe corpse of Jezebel will be as dung on the face of the field in the ¹property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of ^athe sons of the prophets and said to him, “^1bGet ready and ^ctake this flask of oil in your hand, and go to ^dRamoth-gilead. 2 When you arrive there, then look there for ^aJehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and ^bhave him get up 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, ‘This is what the LORD says: “^aI have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee, and do not wait.”

4 So ^athe young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 When he arrived, behold, the commanders of the army were sitting, and he said, “I have a word for you, commander.” And Jehu said, “¹For which one of us?” And he said, “For you, commander.” 6 He then got up and went into the house, and the prophet’s servant poured the oil on his head and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘^aI have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel. 7 And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master, ^aso that I may avenge ^bthe blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, ^cat the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the entire house of Ahab shall perish, and ^aI will eliminate from Ahab ^bevery male person ^cboth ¹slave and free in Israel. 9 ^aI will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and ^blike the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 ^aThe dogs will eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and no one will bury her.’” Then he opened the door and fled.

11 Now Jehu went out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “^aIs everything well? Why did this ^bcrazy fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know very well the man and his talk.” 12 And they said, “It is a lie; tell us now.” And he said, “Such and such he said to me, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’” 13 Then ^athey hurried, and each man took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and ^bblew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”

14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. ^aNow Joram ¹with all Israel was ²defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, 15 but ^aKing ¹Joram had returned to Jezreel to have himself healed of the wounds which the Arameans had ²inflicted on him when he fought Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said to the other men, “If this is your ³intent, then let no ⁴one escape from the city to go tell about it in Jezreel.” 16 Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, since Joram was lying there recovering. ^aAnd Ahaziah the king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the ¹company of Jehu as he came, and he said, “I see a ²company.” And ³Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and have him ⁴ask, ‘Is your intention peace?’” 18 So a horseman went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Is your intention peace?’” But Jehu said, “^1aHow is peace any business of yours? Turn and follow me.” And the watchman ²reported, “The messenger came to them, but he did not return.” 19 Then he sent a second horseman, and he came to them and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Is your intention peace?’” And Jehu ¹answered, “²How is peace any business of yours? Turn and follow me.” 20 And the watchman ¹reported, “He came up to them, but he did not return; and ^athe ²driving is like the driving of ^bJehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”

21 Then ¹Joram said, “²Get ready.” And they ³made his chariot ready. ^aThen ⁴Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and found him on the ^5bproperty of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 When ¹Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is your intention peace, Jehu?” And he ²answered, “What ‘peace,’ ^aso long as your mother Jezebel’s acts of prostitution and witchcraft are so many?” 23 So ¹Joram ²turned back and fled, and he said to Ahaziah, “^aThere is treachery, Ahaziah!” 24 Then ^aJehu ¹drew his bow with his full strength and ²shot ³Joram between his arms; and the arrow went ⁴through his heart, and he sank in his chariot. 25 And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and ^athrow him on the ¹property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when ²you and I were riding together after his father Ahab, that the ^bLORD brought this ^cpronouncement against him: 26 ‘^aI have certainly seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ declares the LORD, ‘and ^bI will repay you on this ¹property,’ declares the LORD. Now then, pick him up and throw him on the ²property, in accordance with the word of the LORD.”

27 ^aWhen Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by way of the garden house. But Jehu pursued him and said, “¹Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at ^bIbleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there. 28 ^aThen 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 ^athe eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it, and ^ashe put makeup on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked down through the window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “^aIs your intention peace, Zimri, his master’s murderer?” 32 Then he raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is with me, who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

33 Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her underfoot. 34 When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, “See now to ^athis cursed woman and bury her, for ^bshe is a king’s daughter.” 35 So they went to bury her, but they found nothing of her except the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Therefore they returned and informed him. And he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘^aOn the ¹property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and ^athe corpse of Jezebel will be like dung on the face of the field in the ¹property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”