2 Re 9:3

3 Poi prendi l’ampolla d’olio, versagliela sul capo, e digli: Così dice l’Eterno: Io ti ungo re d’Israele. Poi apri la porta, e fuggi senza indugiare".

2 Re 9:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:3

Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head
When in the chamber together alone:

and say, thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel;
which was done, not with the anointing oil in the temple, which could not be come by; and with which, as Kimchi from their Rabbins says, only the kings of the house of David were anointed, and they only when there was a division, or the crown was translated to another family, as was the case now; but with common oil, or the oil of balsam, such as the prophet had in his house:

then open the door and flee, and tarry not;
lest he should be examined by the captains, and come into danger; though before he went out he was to say what is recorded in ( 2 Kings 9:7-10 ) .

2 Re 9:3 In-Context

1 Allora il profeta Eliseo chiamò uno de’ discepoli dei profeti, e gli disse: "Cingiti i fianchi, prendi teco quest’ampolla d’olio, e va’ a Ramoth di Galaad.

2 Quando vi sarai arrivato, cerca di vedere Jehu, figliuolo di Jehoshafat, figliuolo di Nimsci; entra, fallo alzare di mezzo ai suoi fratelli, e menalo in una camera appartata.

3 Poi prendi l’ampolla d’olio, versagliela sul capo, e digli: Così dice l’Eterno: Io ti ungo re d’Israele. Poi apri la porta, e fuggi senza indugiare".

4 Così quel giovine, il servo del profeta, partì per Ramoth di Galaad.

5 E, come vi fu giunto, ecco che i capitani dell’esercito stavan seduti assieme; e disse: "Capitano, ho da dirti una parola". Jehu chiese: "A chi di tutti noi?" Quegli rispose: "A te, capitano".