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2 Kings 9 (WEBP)

[1] Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
[2] When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
[3] Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door, flee, and don’t wait.”
[4] So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
[5] When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. Then he said, “I have a message for you, captain.” Jehu said, “To which one of us?” He said, “To you, O captain.”
[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.
[7] You 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.
[8] For 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.
[9] I will make Ahab’s house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
[10] The dogs will eat Jezebel on the plot of ground of Jezreel, and there shall be no one to bury her.’ ” Then he opened the door and fled.
[11] When Jehu came out to the servants of his lord and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” He said to them, “You know the man and how he talks.”
[12] They said, “That is a lie. Tell us now.” He said, “He said to me, ‘Yahweh says, I have anointed you king over Israel.’ ”
[13] Then they hurried, and each man took his cloak, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king.”
[14] So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
[15] but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) Jehu said, “If this is your thinking, then let no one escape and go out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.”
[16] So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
[17] Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’ ”
[18] So one went on horseback to meet him, and said, “the king says, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!” The watchman said, “The messenger came to them, but he isn’t coming back.”
[19] Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them and said, “The king says, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!”
[20] The watchman said, “He came to them, and isn’t coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”
[21] Joram said, “Get ready!” They got his chariot ready. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him on Naboth the Jezreelite’s land.
[22] When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace, so long as the prostitution of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft abound?”
[23] Joram turned his hands and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “This is treason, Ahaziah!”
[24] Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
[25] Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, “Pick him up, and throw him in the plot of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how, when you and I rode together after Ahab his father, Yahweh laid this burden on him:
[26] ‘Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons,’ says Yahweh; ‘and I will repay you in this plot of ground,’ says Yahweh. Now therefore take and cast him onto the plot of ground, according to Yahweh’s word.”
[27] But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed after him, and said, “Strike him also in the chariot!” They struck him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.
[28] His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in David’s city.
[29] In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
[30] When Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out at the window.
[31] As Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, “Do you come in peace, Zimri, you murderer of your master?”
[32] He lifted up his face to the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.
[33] He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses. Then he trampled her under foot.
[34] When he had come in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.”
[35] They went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands.
[36] Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, “This is Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel on the plot of Jezreel,
[37] and the body of Jezebel will be as dung on the surface of the field on Jezreel’s land, so that they won’t say, “This is Jezebel.” ’ ”

2 Kings 9:8 or, male

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 9 (KJVS)

[1] And Elisha the prophet called () one of the children of the prophets, and said () unto him, Gird up () thy loins, and take () this box of oil in thine hand, and go () to Ramoth-gilead:
[2] and when thou comest () thither, look out () there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, () and make him arise up () from among his brethren, and carry () him to an inner chamber;
[3] then take () the box of oil, and pour () it on his head, and say, () Thus saith () the Lord, I have anointed () thee king over Israel. Then open () the door, and flee, () and tarry () not.
[4] So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went () to Ramoth-gilead.
[5] And when he came, () behold, the captains of the host were sitting; () and he said, () I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, () Unto which of all us? And he said, () To thee, O captain.
[6] 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.
[7] And thou shalt smite () the house of Ahab thy master, 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.
[8] For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: () and I will cut off () from Ahab him that pisseth () against the wall, and him that is shut up () and left () in Israel:
[9] 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:
[10] and the dogs shall eat () Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury () her. And he opened () the door, and fled. ()
[11] Then Jehu came forth () to the servants of his lord: and one said () unto him, Is all well? wherefore came () this mad () fellow to thee? And he said () unto them, Ye know () the man, and his communication.
[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.
[13] Then they hasted, () and took () every man his garment, and put () it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew () with trumpets, saying, () Jehu is king. ()
[14] So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired () against Joram. (Now Joram had kept () Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
[15] But king Joram was returned () to be healed () in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given () him, when he fought () with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, () If it be your minds, then let none go forth () nor escape out of the city to go () to tell () it in Jezreel.
[16] So Jehu rode in a chariot, () and went () to Jezreel; for Joram lay () there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down () to see () Joram.
[17] And there stood () a watchman () on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied () the company of Jehu as he came, () and said, () I see () a company. And Joram said, () Take () an horseman, and send () to meet () them, and let him say, () Is it peace?
[18] So there went () one on horseback () to meet () him, and said, () Thus saith () the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, () What hast thou to do with peace? turn () thee behind me. And the watchman () told, () saying, () The messenger came () to them, but he cometh not again. ()
[19] Then he sent out () a second on horseback, () which came () to them, and said, () Thus saith () the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, () What hast thou to do with peace? turn () thee behind me.
[20] And the watchman () told, () saying, () He came () even unto them, and cometh not again: () and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth () furiously.
[21] And Joram said, () Make ready. () And his chariot was made ready. () And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, () each in his chariot, and they went out () against () Jehu, and met () him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
[22] And it came to pass, when Joram saw () Jehu, that he said, () Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, () What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
[23] And Joram turned () his hands, and fled, () and said () to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
[24] And Jehu drew a bow with his full () strength, and smote () Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out () at his heart, and he sunk down () in his chariot.
[25] Then said () Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, () and cast () him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember () how that, when I and thou rode () together after Ahab his father, the Lord laid () this burden upon him;
[26] surely I have seen () yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith () the Lord; and I will requite () thee in this plat, saith () the Lord. Now therefore take () and cast () him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the Lord.
[27] But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw () this, he fled () by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed () after him, and said, () Smite () him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled () to Megiddo, and died () there.
[28] And his servants carried () him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried () him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
[29] And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign () over Judah.
[30] And when Jehu was come () to Jezreel, Jezebel heard () of it; and she painted () her face, and tired () her head, and looked out () at a window.
[31] And as Jehu entered in () at the gate, she said, () Had Zimri peace, who slew () his master?
[32] And he lifted up () his face to the window, and said, () Who is on my side? who? And there looked out () to him two or three eunuchs.
[33] And he said, () Throw her down. () So they threw her down: () and some of her blood was sprinkled () on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. ()
[34] And when he was come in, () he did eat () and drink, () and said, () Go, () see now this cursed () woman, and bury () her: for she is a king’s daughter.
[35] 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.
[36] Wherefore they came again, () and told () him. And he said, () This is the word of the Lord, which he spake () by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, () In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat () the flesh of Jezebel:
[37] And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, () This is Jezebel.

2 Kings 9:2 Heb. chamber in a chamber
2 Kings 9:13 Heb. reigneth
2 Kings 9:15a Heb. Jehoram
2 Kings 9:15b Heb. smote
2 Kings 9:15c Heb. let no escaper go, etc.
2 Kings 9:20a Or, marching
2 Kings 9:20b Heb. in madness
2 Kings 9:21a Heb. bind
2 Kings 9:21b Heb. found
2 Kings 9:24a Heb. filled his hand with a bow
2 Kings 9:24b Heb. bowed
2 Kings 9:26a Heb. bloods
2 Kings 9:26b Or, portion
2 Kings 9:30 Heb. put her eyes in painting
2 Kings 9:32 Or, chamberlains
2 Kings 9:36 Heb. by the hand of

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 9 (BYZ)

[1] και ελισαιε ο προφητης εκαλεσεν ενα των υιων των προφητων και ειπεν αυτω ζωσαι την οσφυν σου και λαβε τον φακον του ελαιου τουτου εν τη χειρι σου και δευρο εις ρεμμωθ γαλααδ
[2] και εισελευση εκει και οψη εκει ιου υιον ιωσαφατ υιου ναμεσσι και εισελευση και αναστησεις αυτον εκ μεσου των αδελφων αυτου και εισαξεις αυτον εις το ταμιειον εν τω ταμιειω
[3] και λημψη τον φακον του ελαιου και επιχεεις επι την κεφαλην αυτου και ειπον ταδε λεγει κυριος κεχρικα σε εις βασιλεα επι ισραηλ και ανοιξεις την θυραν και φευξη και ου μενεις
[4] και επορευθη το παιδαριον ο προφητης εις ρεμμωθ γαλααδ
[5] και εισηλθεν και ιδου οι αρχοντες της δυναμεως εκαθηντο και ειπεν λογος μοι προς σε ο αρχων και ειπεν ιου προς τινα εκ παντων ημων και ειπεν προς σε ο αρχων
[6] και ανεστη και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον και επεχεεν το ελαιον επι την κεφαλην αυτου και ειπεν αυτω ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ κεχρικα σε εις βασιλεα επι λαον κυριου επι τον ισραηλ
[7] και εξολεθρευσεις τον οικον αχααβ του κυριου σου εκ προσωπου μου και εκδικησεις τα αιματα των δουλων μου των προφητων και τα αιματα παντων των δουλων κυριου εκ χειρος ιεζαβελ
[8] και εκ χειρος ολου του οικου αχααβ και εξολεθρευσεις τω οικω αχααβ ουρουντα προς τοιχον και συνεχομενον και εγκαταλελειμμενον εν ισραηλ
[9] και δωσω τον οικον αχααβ ως τον οικον ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και ως τον οικον βαασα υιου αχια
[10] και την ιεζαβελ καταφαγονται οι κυνες εν τη μεριδι ιεζραελ και ουκ εστιν ο θαπτων και ηνοιξεν την θυραν και εφυγεν
[11] και ιου εξηλθεν προς τους παιδας του κυριου αυτου και ειπον αυτω ει ειρηνη τι οτι εισηλθεν ο επιλημπτος ουτος προς σε και ειπεν αυτοις υμεις οιδατε τον ανδρα και την αδολεσχιαν αυτου
[12] και ειπον αδικον απαγγειλον δη ημιν και ειπεν ιου προς αυτους ουτως και ουτως ελαλησεν προς με λεγων ταδε λεγει κυριος κεχρικα σε εις βασιλεα επι ισραηλ
[13] και ακουσαντες εσπευσαν και ελαβον εκαστος το ιματιον αυτου και εθηκαν υποκατω αυτου επι γαρεμ των αναβαθμων και εσαλπισαν εν κερατινη και ειπον εβασιλευσεν ιου
[14] και συνεστραφη ιου υιος ιωσαφατ υιου ναμεσσι προς ιωραμ και ιωραμ αυτος εφυλασσεν εν ρεμμωθ γαλααδ αυτος και πας ισραηλ απο προσωπου αζαηλ βασιλεως συριας
[15] και απεστρεψεν ιωραμ ο βασιλευς ιατρευθηναι εν ιεζραελ απο των πληγων ων επαισαν αυτον οι συροι εν τω πολεμειν αυτον μετα αζαηλ βασιλεως συριας και ειπεν ιου ει εστιν η ψυχη υμων μετ εμου μη εξελθετω εκ της πολεως διαπεφευγως του πορευθηναι και απαγγειλαι εν ιεζραελ
[16] και ιππευσεν και επορευθη ιου και κατεβη εις ιεζραελ οτι ιωραμ βασιλευς ισραηλ εθεραπευετο εν ιεζραελ απο των τοξευματων ων κατετοξευσαν αυτον οι αραμιν εν τη ραμμαθ εν τω πολεμω μετα αζαηλ βασιλεως συριας οτι αυτος δυνατος και ανηρ δυναμεως και οχοζιας βασιλευς ιουδα κατεβη ιδειν τον ιωραμ
[17] και ο σκοπος ανεβη επι τον πυργον εν ιεζραελ και ειδεν τον κονιορτον ιου εν τω παραγινεσθαι αυτον και ειπεν κονιορτον εγω βλεπω και ειπεν ιωραμ λαβε επιβατην και αποστειλον εμπροσθεν αυτων και ειπατω ει ειρηνη
[18] και επορευθη επιβατης ιππου εις απαντην αυτων και ειπεν ταδε λεγει ο βασιλευς ει ειρηνη και ειπεν ιου τι σοι και ειρηνη επιστρεφε εις τα οπισω μου και απηγγειλεν ο σκοπος λεγων ηλθεν ο αγγελος εως αυτων και ουκ ανεστρεψεν
[19] και απεστειλεν επιβατην ιππου δευτερον και ηλθεν προς αυτον και ειπεν ταδε λεγει ο βασιλευς ει ειρηνη και ειπεν ιου τι σοι και ειρηνη επιστρεφου εις τα οπισω μου
[20] και απηγγειλεν ο σκοπος λεγων ηλθεν εως αυτων και ουκ ανεστρεψεν και ο αγων ηγεν τον ιου υιον ναμεσσιου οτι εν παραλλαγη εγενετο
[21] και ειπεν ιωραμ ζευξον και εζευξεν αρμα και εξηλθεν ιωραμ βασιλευς ισραηλ και οχοζιας βασιλευς ιουδα ανηρ εν τω αρματι αυτου και εξηλθον εις απαντην ιου και ευρον αυτον εν τη μεριδι ναβουθαι του ιεζραηλιτου
[22] και εγενετο ως ειδεν ιωραμ τον ιου και ειπεν ει ειρηνη ιου και ειπεν ιου τι ειρηνη ετι αι πορνειαι ιεζαβελ της μητρος σου και τα φαρμακα αυτης τα πολλα
[23] και επεστρεψεν ιωραμ τας χειρας αυτου του φυγειν και ειπεν προς οχοζιαν δολος οχοζια
[24] και επλησεν ιου την χειρα αυτου εν τω τοξω και επαταξεν τον ιωραμ ανα μεσον των βραχιονων αυτου και εξηλθεν το βελος δια της καρδιας αυτου και εκαμψεν επι τα γονατα αυτου
[25] και ειπεν ιου προς βαδεκαρ τον τριστατην αυτου ριψον αυτον εν τη μεριδι αγρου ναβουθαι του ιεζραηλιτου οτι μνημονευω εγω και συ επιβεβηκοτες επι ζευγη οπισω αχααβ του πατρος αυτου και κυριος ελαβεν επ αυτον το λημμα τουτο λεγων
[26] ει μη μετα των αιματων ναβουθαι και τα αιματα των υιων αυτου ειδον εχθες φησιν κυριος και ανταποδωσω αυτω εν τη μεριδι ταυτη φησιν κυριος και νυν αρας δη ριψον αυτον εν τη μεριδι κατα το ρημα κυριου
[27] και οχοζιας βασιλευς ιουδα ειδεν και εφυγεν οδον βαιθαγγαν και εδιωξεν οπισω αυτου ιου και ειπεν και γε αυτον και επαταξεν αυτον εν τω αρματι εν τω αναβαινειν γαι η εστιν ιεβλααμ και εφυγεν εις μαγεδδων και απεθανεν εκει
[28] και επεβιβασαν αυτον οι παιδες αυτου επι το αρμα και ηγαγον αυτον εις ιερουσαλημ και εθαψαν αυτον εν τω ταφω αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ
[29] και εν ετει ενδεκατω ιωραμ βασιλεως ισραηλ εβασιλευσεν οχοζιας επι ιουδαν
[30] και ηλθεν ιου εις ιεζραελ και ιεζαβελ ηκουσεν και εστιμισατο τους οφθαλμους αυτης και ηγαθυνεν την κεφαλην αυτης και διεκυψεν δια της θυριδος
[31] και ιου εισεπορευετο εν τη πολει και ειπεν ει ειρηνη ζαμβρι ο φονευτης του κυριου αυτου
[32] και επηρεν το προσωπον αυτου εις την θυριδα και ειδεν αυτην και ειπεν τις ει συ καταβηθι μετ εμου και κατεκυψαν προς αυτον δυο ευνουχοι
[33] και ειπεν κυλισατε αυτην και εκυλισαν αυτην και ερραντισθη του αιματος αυτης προς τον τοιχον και προς τους ιππους και συνεπατησαν αυτην
[34] και εισηλθεν ιου και εφαγεν και επιεν και ειπεν επισκεψασθε δη την κατηραμενην ταυτην και θαψατε αυτην οτι θυγατηρ βασιλεως εστιν
[35] και επορευθησαν θαψαι αυτην και ουχ ευρον εν αυτη αλλο τι η το κρανιον και οι ποδες και τα ιχνη των χειρων
[36] και επεστρεψαν και ανηγγειλαν αυτω και ειπεν λογος κυριου ον ελαλησεν εν χειρι δουλου αυτου ηλιου του θεσβιτου λεγων εν τη μεριδι ιεζραελ καταφαγονται οι κυνες τας σαρκας ιεζαβελ
[37] και εσται το θνησιμαιον ιεζαβελ ως κοπρια επι προσωπου του αγρου εν τη μεριδι ιεζραελ ωστε μη ειπειν αυτους ιεζαβελ