2 Kings 9:6
in 2 Kings 9So 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of Jehovah, even over Israel.
KJV
And he arose, and went into the house; 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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 9
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd 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" Hos 1:9 upon them; and there were many among them which had not bowed the knee to Baal.
This site's exposition
the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead
on 2 Kings 9:4-6
The prophet poured the oil on his head, and the words add a title: king over the LORD’s people Israel. This covenant language, used of David's people, still calls this kingdom the LORD's own. Gill notes that Hosea 1:9, where God disowns Israel as His people, was still to come.
This site's exposition
king over the LORD’s people Israel
The words spoken in the room add a title the short form at verse 3 left out: the LORD's people. Adam Clarke read the title as Jehu's charter, to rule by God's law and bring back the pure worship of God in Israel. Israel still belongs to the LORD.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Then the prophet Elisha called a member of the company of prophets and said to him, 'Gird up your loins; take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.' " Here the Scripture reports the just sentence that befalls the house of …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
He gives him an incontestable title, but reminds him that he was made king, (1.) By the God of Israel; from him he must see his power derived (for by him kings reign), for he must use it, and to him he must be accountable. Magistrates are the ministers of God, and must therefore act in dependence upon him and with an entire devotedness to him and to his glory.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
King over the people of the Lord - This pointed out to Jehu that he was to rule that people according to God’s law; and consequently, that he was to restore the pure worship of the Most High in Israel.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
So the young man . . . went to Ramoth-gilead--His ready undertaking of this delicate and hazardous mission was an eminent proof of his piety and obedience. The act of anointing being done through a commissioned prophet, was a divine intimation of his investiture with the sovereign power.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֙קָם֙ | vaiyakom | and he arose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֣א | vaiyavo' | and he went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| הַבַּ֔יְתָה | habaytah | the house towards | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וַיִּצֹ֥ק | vaiyitzok | and he poured | H3332 → | 50 times |
| הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן | hashemen | the oil | H8081 → | 193 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| רֹאשׁ֑וֹ | rosho | head his | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֗וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֤ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽ | meshachtikha | I anoint you | H4886 → | 70 times |
| לְמֶ֛לֶךְ | lemelekh | to king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עַ֥ם | ʾam | [the] people of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיָּ֙קָם֙and he arose
vaiyakomH6965 →628 times
וַיָּבֹ֣אand he went
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
הַבַּ֔יְתָהthe house towards
habaytahH1004 →2046 times
וַיִּצֹ֥קand he poured
vaiyitzokH3332 →50 times
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶןthe oil
hashemenH8081 →193 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
רֹאשׁ֑וֹhead his
roshoH7218 →599 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֗וֹto him
lo
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֤רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽI anoint you
meshachtikhaH4886 →70 times
לְמֶ֛לֶךְto king
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
עַ֥ם[the] people of
ʾamH5971 →1873 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 4:17This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it…
it leads to
- Daniel 2:21
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- Daniel 4:25
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven,…
- Psalms 75:6–7
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
- 1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth…
- Daniel 5:18–21
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
- Daniel 2:21
Through
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!’
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:10
Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
- 1 Kings 1:25
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest.…
- 2 Samuel 15:10
Through
2 Kings 9:3Then 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!”
it leads to
- 1 Kings 19:16
You 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 19:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 9:1-24; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
