2 Kings 9:6

6 And he riseth and cometh in to the house, and he poureth the oil on his head, and saith to him, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have anointed thee for king unto the people of Jehovah, unto 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 And the young man goeth -- the young man the prophet -- to Ramoth-Gilead,

5 and cometh in, and lo, chiefs of the force are sitting, and he saith, `I have a word unto thee, O chief!' and Jehu saith, `Unto which of all of us?' and he saith, `Unto thee, O chief.'

6 And he riseth and cometh in to the house, and he poureth the oil on his head, and saith to him, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have anointed thee for king unto the people of Jehovah, unto Israel,

7 and thou hast smitten the house of Ahab thy lord, and I have required the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah, from the hand of Jezebel;

8 and perished hath all the house of Ahab, and I have cut off to Ahab those sitting on the wall, and restrained, and left, in Israel,