2Kings:9-10

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* And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets , and said to him , Bind up your loins and take this box of oil in your hand , and go to Ramoth in Gilead . * And you shall go there , and you shall see there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat , the son of Nimshi . And you shall go in and make him rise up from among his brothers , and take him to an inner room . * And take the box of oil and pour [it ] on his head , and say , So says the LORD , I have anointed you king over Israel . And you shall open the door , and flee , and shall not wait . * And the young man went , the servant of the prophet , [to ] Ramoth in Gilead . * And [he ] came in , and , behold , the commanders of the army [were ] sitting . And he said , I have an errand to you , commander . And Jehu said , To which of all of us ? And he said , To you , commander . * And he arose and went into the house . And he poured the oil on his head and said to him , So says Jehovah God of Israel , I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD , over Israel . * And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master , so that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets , and the blood of all the servants of the LORD at the hand of Jezebel . * For the whole house of Ahab shall perish . And I will cut off from Ahab everyone that urinates against the wall , both bound and free . * And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat , and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah . * And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in a part of Jezreel , and none [shall be there ] to bury [her ]. And he opened the door and fled . * And Jehu went out to the servants of his lord . And [one ] said to him , Well ? Why did this mad man come to you ? And he said to them , You know the man and what he had to say . * And they said , [It is ] false . Tell us now ! And he said , This and this he spoke to me , saying , So says the LORD , I have anointed you king over Israel . * And they hurried and each man took his garment and put [it ] under him on the top of the stairs , and blew with trumpets , saying , Jehu is king . * And Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi plotted against Jehoram . And Jehoram was keeping [watch at ] Ramoth in Gilead , he and all Israel before Hazael king , of Syria . * And king Jehoram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him when he fought with Hazael the king of Syria . And Jehu said , If it is your minds , [then ] let no escapee leave to go to tell [it ] in Jezreel . * And Jehu rode in the chariot and went to Jezreel . For Jehoram lay there . And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Jehoram . * And a watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel . And [he ] saw the company of Jehu as he came , and said , I see a company . And Jehoram said , Take a horseman and send to meet them , and let him say , [Is it ] peace ? * And the rider on horseback went to meet him and said , So says the king , [Is it ] peace ? And Jehu said , What do you [have to do ] with peace ? Turn behind me ! And the watchman reported , saying , The messenger came to them , but he does not come again . * And he sent a second rider on horseback , who came to them and said , So says the king , [Is it ] peace ? And he answered , What [do you have ] to do with peace ? Turn behind me ! * And the watchman reported , saying , He came up to them , but does not come again . And the driving [is ] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi , for he drives furiously . * And Jehoram said , Make ready . And his chariot was made ready . And Jehoram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out , each in his own chariot , and they went out against Jehu , and met him in the portion of Naboth of Jezreel . * And it happened when Jehoram saw Jehu , he said , [Is it ] peace , Jehu ? And he answered , What peace , so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts [are so ] many ? * And Jehoram turned his hands and fled and said to Ahaziah , Treachery , Ahaziah ! * And Jehu drew a bow and struck Jehoram between his arms , and the arrow went out at his heart , and he sank down in his chariot . * And he said to Bidkar his commander , Take him up [and ] throw him in the portion of the field of Naboth of Jezreel . For , remember , you and I rode together after Ahab his father , and the LORD laid this burden on him . * Surely , yesterday I have seen the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons , says the LORD , and I will repay you in this portion , says the LORD . And now , take [him ] and throw him into the portion , according to the word of the LORD . * And when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw , [he ] fled by the way of the garden-house . And Jehu followed after him and said , Strike him also in the chariot , at the going up to Gur , that [is near Ibleam . And [he ] fled to Megiddo , and died there . * And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem , and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David . * And in the eleventh year of Jehoram the son of Ahab , Ahaziah began to reign over Judah . * And Jehu had come to Jezreel . And Jezebel heard , and had painted her face and adorned her head , and looked out at a window . * And Jehu came to the gate . And she said , [Was it ] peace [to ] Zimri the slayer of his lord ? * And he lifted up his face to the window , and said , Who [is ] with me ? Who ? And two [or ] three eunuchs looked out at him . * And he said , Throw her down ! And they threw her down . And [some ] of her blood was sprinkled on the wall and on the horses . And he trampled her . * And when he had come in , he ate and drank , and said , Go , now see this cursed [woman ] and bury her . For she is a king 's daughter . * And they went to bury her , but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of [her ] hands . * And they came again and told him . And he said , [This is ] the word of the LORD which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite , saying , In the portion of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel . * And the dead body of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel , [so ] that they shall not say , This [is ] Jezebel . * And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria . And Jehu wrote letters and sent to Samaria to the rulers of Jezreel , to the elders , and to the supporters of Ahab , saying , * And now as soon as this letter comes to you , since your master 's sons [are ] with you , and chariots and horses are ] with you , also a fortified city and armor , * even look for the best and fittest of your master 's sons , and set [him ] on his father 's throne , and fight for your master 's house . * And they were exceedingly afraid and said , Behold , two kings did not stand before him ; how then shall we stand ? * And he who [was ] over the house , and he over the city , the elders also , and the guardians , sent to Jehu saying , We [are ] your servants and will do all that you shall say to us ; we will not make any king . Do what is good in your eyes . * And he wrote a letter the second time to them , saying , If you [are ] mine , and will listen to my voice , take the heads of the men , your master 's sons , and come to me to Jezreel by this time tomorrow . And the king 's sons , seventy persons , [were ] with the great men of the city who brought them up . * And it happened when the letter came to them , they took the king 's sons and killed them , seventy persons , and put their heads in baskets and sent to him in Jezreel . * And a messenger came and told him , saying , They have brought the heads of the king 's sons . And he said , Lay them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning . * And it happened in the morning , he went out and stood , and said to all the people , You [are ] righteous . Behold , I plotted against my master and killed him . But who killed all these ? * Now know that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD , which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab . For the LORD has done that which He spoke by His servant Elijah . * And Jehu killed all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel , and all his great men , and his familiar friends , and his priests , until he left him none remaining . * And he arose and departed , and came to Samaria . He [was ] at the shepherds ' shearing-house in the way , * And Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah , and said , Who [are ] you ? And they answered , The brothers of Ahaziah . And we are going down to greet the king 's sons and the queen 's sons . * And he said , Take them alive ! And they took them alive and killed them at the pit of the shearing-house , forty-two men . And he left not a man of them . * And he left there and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming ] to meet him . And [he ] greeted him and said to him , [Is ] your heart right , as my heart [is ] with your heart ? And Jehonadab answered , It is . If it is , give your hand . And he gave his hand . And he took him up to him into the chariot . * And [he ] said , Come with me and see my zeal for Jehovah . And they made him ride in his chariot . * And he came to Samaria , and killed all that remained to Ahab in Samaria , until he had destroyed him , according to the saying of Jehovah which he spoke to Elijah . * And Jehu gathered all the people together , and said to them , Ahab served Baal a little , [but ] Jehu shall serve him much . * And now call to me all the prophets of Baal , all his servants and all his priests . Let no one be lacking . For I have a great sacrifice to Baal . Whoever shall be lacking , he shall not live . But Jehu was acting with cunning , to the end that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal . * And Jehu said , Call a solemn feast for Baal . And they called [it ]. * And Jehu sent through all Israel . And all the worshipers of Baal came , so that there was not a man left who did not come . And they came into the house of Baal . And the house of Baal was full from one end to another . * And he said to him who [was ] over the robe-room , Bring out robes for all the worshipers of Baal . And he brought [them ] out for them . * And Jehu went , and Jehonadab the son of Rechab , into the house of Baal . And he said to the servants of Baal , Search and look , that there [may ] not [be ] here with you any of the servants of the LORD , but only the servants of Baal . * And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings . And Jehu had appointed eighty men outside , and said , [If ] any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes , his life shall be for the life of him . * And it happened when he had made an end of offering the burnt offering , Jehu said to the guard and to the commanders , Go in . Kill them ! Do not let any come out ! And they struck them with the edge of the sword . And the guard and the commanders threw [them ] out . And they went to the city , to the house of Baal . * And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal and burned them . * And [they ] broke down the image of Baal , and broke down the house of Baal and made it a sewer-house until this day . * And Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel . * Only , Jehu did not depart [from ] the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat , who made Israel to sin , going after them , the golden calves in Bethel and in Daniel . * And the LORD said to him , Jehu , because you have done well in doing the right in My eyes , and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that [was ] in My heart , your sons of the fourth generation ] shall sit on the throne of Israel . * But Jehu did not care to walk in the law of Jehovah God of Israel with all his heart , for he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam , who made Israel to sin . * In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short . And Hazael struck them in all the border of Israel , * from Jordan toward the rising of the sun , all the land of Gilead , the men of Gad and of Reuben and of Manasseh , from Aroer , by the river Arnon , even Gilead and Bashan . * And the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did , and all his might , [are ] they not written in the Book of the Matter of the Days of the Kings of Israel ? * And Jehu slept with his fathers . And they buried him in Samaria . And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place . * And the days that Jehu reigned over Israel and Samaria [were ] twenty-eight years . * And Athaliah was the mother of Ahaziah . And when she saw that her son was dead , she arose and destroyed all the seed of the kingdom .

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