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2 Kings 9:12

12 Then they said, “Liar. Please tell us.” He said, “Thus and sod he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.” ’ ”

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2 Kings 9:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 “That’s not true!” they said. “Tell us.”

Jehu said, “Here is what he told me: ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 And they said, “That is not true; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

2 Kings 9:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 “You’re hiding something,” they said. “Tell us.”

So Jehu told them, “He said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have anointed you to be king over Israel.’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 And they said, “A lie! Tell us now.”

So he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 They answered, “That’s not true. Tell us.”

Jehu said, “He said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have appointed you to be king over Israel.’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

2 Kings 9:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 And they said, It is false! tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spoke he to me saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I have anointed thee king over Israel.

2 Kings 9:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 They said, “That’s not an answer. Please tell us.” 

Jehu replied, “We talked for a while, and he said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have anointed you king of Israel.’ ” 

2 Kings 9:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 But they replied, “That’s a lie! Tell us!”

So Jehu said, “He talked to me about this and that and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 They said, “Liar! Come on, tell us!” So he said, “This is just what he said to me: ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 “That’s not true!” they said. “Tell us.”

Jehu said, “Here is what he told me. He announced, ‘The Lord says, “I am anointing you as king over Israel.” ’ ”

2 Kings 9:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.” ’ ”


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