And Elisha the prophetcalled one of the children of the prophets, and saidunto him, Gird up thy loins, and takethis box of oil in thinehand, and go to Ramothgilead:
And whenthoucomestthither, look out thereJehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up fromamong his brethren, and carry him to an innerchamber;
Thentake the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thussaith the LORD, I haveanointedtheekingoverIsrael. Thenopen the door, and flee, and tarry not.
And when he came, behold, the captains of the hostweresitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehusaid, Untowhich of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
And he arose, and wentinto the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and saidunto him, Thussaith the LORD God of Israel, I haveanointedtheekingover the people of the LORD, evenoverIsrael.
And thoushaltsmite the house of Ahab thy 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.
ThenJehucameforth to the servants of his lord: and one saidunto him, Is all well? whereforecamethis mad fellow to thee? And he saiduntothem, Ye know the man, and his communication.
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of NimshiconspiredagainstJoram. (Now Joram had keptRamothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazaelking of Syria.
But kingJoram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the woundswhich the Syrians had given him, when he foughtwithHazaelking of Syria.) And Jehusaid, If it be yourminds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
And therestood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joramsaid, Take an horseman, and send to meetthem, and let him say, Is it peace?
So therewent one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thussaith the king, Is it peace? And Jehusaid, Whathastthou to do withpeace? turntheebehind me. And the watchmantold, saying, The messengercame to them, but he cometh not again.
Then he sent out a second on horseback, whichcame to them, and said, Thussaith the king, Is it peace? And Jehuanswered, Whathastthou to do withpeace? turntheebehind me.
And the watchmantold, saying, He cameevenuntothem, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drivethfuriously.
And Joramsaid, Makeready. And his chariot was madeready. And Joramking of Israel and Ahaziahking of Judahwent out, each in his chariot, and theywent out againstJehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
And it came to pass, whenJoram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, Whatpeace, so long as the whoredoms of thy motherJezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
ThensaidJehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thourodetogetherafterAhab his father, the LORDlaidthisburdenupon him;
Surely I haveseenyesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I willrequitethee in thisplat, saith the LORD. Now thereforetake and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
But whenAhaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the gardenhouse. And Jehufollowedafter him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and diedthere.
Whereforetheycameagain, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servantElijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreelshalldogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: