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2 Kings 9:3

Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”

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ASV

Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

KJV

Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947 →
פַךְ־fakh-[the] flask ofH6378 →
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ha.She.men<the> oilH8081 →
וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.Taand you will pour [it]H3332 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Shohead hisH7218 →
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaI anoint youH4886 →
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וּפָתַחְתָּ֥u.fa.tach.Taand you will openH6605 →
הַדֶּ֛לֶתha.De.letthe doorH1817 →
וְנַ֖סְתָּהve.Nas.tahand you will fleeH5127 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תְחַכֶּֽה׃te.cha.Kehyou must delayH2442 →

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1 Kings 19:16You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.1 Kings 1:34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’2 Kings 9:6So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.Matthew 2:13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”1 Samuel 15:1Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.Exodus 29:7Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.Leviticus 8:12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.2 Kings 8:13“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”2 Chronicles 22:7Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.Proverbs 8:15–16By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;John 19:10–11So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”1 Samuel 16:2“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’Jeremiah 27:5–7By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.1 Samuel 9:16“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over IsraelDaniel 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

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