2 Kings 9:1–10

Jehu Anointed King of Israel

9Then Elisha the prophet called one of ^cthe sons of the prophets and said to him, ^d“Tie up your garments, and take this ^eflask of oil in your hand, and go to ^fRamoth-gilead. ²And when you arrive, look there for Jehu ^gthe son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among ^hhis fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. ³Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, ⁱI anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.”

⁴So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. ⁵And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “To which of us all?” And he said, “To you, O commander.” ⁶So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ⁱI anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. ⁷And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge ^jon Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord. ⁸For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, ^kand I will cut off from Ahab ^levery male, ^mbond or free, in Israel. ⁹And I will make the house of Ahab like ⁿthe house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like ^othe house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. ^10pAnd the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.” Then he opened the door and fled.