2 Kings 9:6

6 He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, '¹I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:6

And he arose, and went into the house
Into the inner chamber in it:

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;
for though they were fallen into idolatry, and from the pure worship of God, yet the Lord had still a right unto them, and as yet he had not wrote a "Loammi" ( Hosea 1:9 ) upon them; and there were many among them which had not bowed the knee to Baal.

2 Kings 9:6 In-Context

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."

6 He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, "Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel, 'I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD , even over Israel.

7 'You shall strike the house of Ahab your 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 every male person both bond and free in Israel.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 2:7, 8; 1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:3; 2 Chronicles 22:7