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2 Kings 9:6

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He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

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2 Kings 9:6 in other translations

And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of Jehovah, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 · American Standard Version

2 Kings 9:6 in context

  1. 4So the young man, even the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
  2. 5When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. Then he said, “I have a message for you, captain.”
    Jehu said, “To which of us all?”
    He said, “To you, O captain.”
  3. 6He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.
  4. 7You must strike your master Ahab’s house, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, at the hand of Jezebel.
  5. 8For the whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, both him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.