2 Kings 9:1

Jehu Reigns over Israel

1 Now Elisha the prophet called one of ¹the sons of the prophets and said to him, "²Gird up your loins, and ³take this flask of oil in your hand and go to ⁴Ramoth-gilead.

2 Kings 9:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:1

And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the
prophets
Who the Jews generally say ^F11 was Jonah the son of Amittai:

and said, gird up thy loins;
his loose and long garments about his loins, for quicker dispatch in travelling:

and take this box of oil in thine hand;
for an use after directed to:

and go to Ramothgilead;
where Joram had left his army with his captains, to keep the city from the Syrians.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 18. p. 47.

2 Kings 9:1 In-Context

1 Now Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, "Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth-gilead.

2 "When you arrive there, search out Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and bid him arise from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room.

3 "Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the LORD , "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door and flee and do not wait."

4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.

5 When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said, "I have a word for you, O captain." And Jehu said, "For which one of us?" And he said, "For you, O captain."

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 2:3
• 2. 2 Kings 4:29
• 3. 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Kings 1:39
• 4. 2 Kings 8:28, 29