2 Kings 9:5

5 And when he came, he saw the captains of the army seated together; and he said, I have something to say to you, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of us? And he said, To you, O captain.

2 Kings 9:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:5

And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were
sitting
Either at a table, being at dinner, or at a council of war:

and he said, I have an errand unto thee, O captain;
looking and directing his speech to Jehu; or, "I have a word to thee" ^F12; something to say to thee, intimating that he desired to speak to him alone:

and Jehu said, unto which of all us?
not perhaps at first thoroughly understanding who he meant; or however was willing to have it repeated and explained, that it might be manifest to the whole company that he was intended:

and he said, to thee, O captain;
and to him only.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (Kyla yl rbd) "verbum mihi ad te", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus.

2 Kings 9:5 In-Context

3 Then take the bottle and put the oil on his head, and say, The Lord says, I have put the holy oil on you to make you king over Israel. Then, opening the door, go in flight, without waiting.

4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead.

5 And when he came, he saw the captains of the army seated together; and he said, I have something to say to you, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of us? And he said, To you, O captain.

6 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.

7 You are to see that the family of Ahab your master is cut off, so that I may take from Jezebel payment for the blood of my servants the prophets, and for the blood of all the servants of the Lord.