2 Kings 9:6

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

BSB

So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.

KJV

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

ASV

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.

BBE

And he got up and went into the house; then he put the holy oil on his head and said to him, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, I have made you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.

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וַיָּקָם vai·ya·kom and he arose H6965 וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he went H935 הַבַּיְתָה ha·bay·tah the house towards H1004 וַיִּצֹק vai·yi·tzok and he poured H3332 הַשֶּׁמֶן ha·she·men the oil H8081 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 רֹאשׁוֹ ro·sho head his H7218 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לוֹ lo to him H9033 כֹּה־ koh- thus H3541 אָמַר 'a·mar he says H559 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵי 'e·lo·hei [the] God of H430 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 מְשַׁחְתִּיךָ me·shach·ti·kha I anoint you H4886 לְמֶלֶךְ le·me·lekh to king H4428 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 עַם 'am [the] people of H5971 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

In these and the like events, we must acknowledge the secret working of God, disposing men to fulfil his purposes respecting them. Jehu was anointed king over Israel, by the Lord's special choice. The Lord still had a remnant of his people, and would yet preserve his worship among them. Of this Jehu was reminded. He was commanded to destroy the house of Ahab, and, as far as he acted in obedience to God, and upon right principles, he needed not to regard reproach or opposition. The murder of God's prophets is strongly noticed. Jezebel persisted in idolatry and enmity to Jehovah and his servants, and her iniquity was now full.

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