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Second Book of Kings, Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 of 2 Kings—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now Elisha the prophet called one of 1the sons of the prophets and said to him, “2Gird up your loins, and 3take this flask of oil in your hand and go to 4Ramoth-gilead.
  2. When you arrive there, [a]search out 5Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and [b]6bid him arise from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room.
  3. Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the LORD, “7I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not wait.”
  4. ¶ So 8the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
  5. When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said, “I have a word for you, O captain.” And Jehu said, “[c]For which one of us?” And he said, “For you, O captain.”
  6. He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘9I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
  7. You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, 10that I may avenge 11the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, 12at the hand of Jezebel.
  8. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and 13I will cut off from Ahab 14every male person 15both bond and free in Israel.
  9. 16I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and 17like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
  10. 18The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.’” Then he opened the door and fled.
  11. ¶ Now Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “19Is all well? Why did this 20mad fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know very well the man and his talk.”
  12. They said, “It is a lie, tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and thus he said to me, ‘Thus says the LORD, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’”
  13. Then 21they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps, and 22blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”
  14. ¶ So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. 23Now Joram [d]with all Israel was [e]defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,
  15. but 24King [f]Joram had returned to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds which the Arameans had [g]inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your mind, then let no one escape or [h]leave the city to go tell it in Jezreel.”
  16. Then Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there. 25Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
  17. ¶ Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and he saw the [i]company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a [j]company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”
  18. So a horseman went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said, “26What have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.” And the watchman [k]reported, “The messenger came to them, but he did not return.”
  19. Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu [l]answered, “What have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.”
  20. The watchman [m]reported, “He came even to them, and he did not return; and 27the driving is like the driving of 28Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”
  21. ¶ Then [n]Joram said, “[o]Get ready.” And they made his chariot ready. [p]29Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu and found him in the [q]30property of Naboth the Jezreelite.
  22. When [r]Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” And he [s]answered, “What peace, 31so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?”
  23. So [t]Joram [u]reined about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “32There is treachery, O Ahaziah!”
  24. And 33Jehu [v]drew his bow with his full strength and [w]shot [x]Joram between his arms; and the arrow went [y]through his heart and he sank in his chariot.
  25. Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Take him up and 34cast him into the [z]property of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I remember when [aa]you and I were riding together after Ahab his father, that the 35LORD laid this 36oracle against him:
  26. ‘Surely 37I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ says the LORD, ‘and 38I will repay you in this [ab]property,’ says the LORD. Now then, take and cast him into the [ac]property, according to the word of the LORD.”
  27. 39When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu pursued him and said, “[ad]Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at 40Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.
  28. 41Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David.
  29. ¶ Now in 42the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.
  30. ¶ When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it, and 43she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out the window.
  31. As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “44Is it [ae]well, Zimri, [af]your master’s murderer?”
  32. Then he lifted up his face to the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.
  33. ¶ He said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her under foot.
  34. When he came in, he ate and drank; and he said, “See now to 45this cursed woman and bury her, for 46she is a king’s daughter.”
  35. They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.
  36. Therefore they returned and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘47In the [ag]property of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel;
  37. and 48the corpse of Jezebel will be as dung on the face of the field in the [ah]property of Jezreel, so they cannot say, “This is Jezebel.”’”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit and look there for
  2. ^ Lit cause him to
  3. ^ Lit To whom of us all?
  4. ^ Lit he and
  5. ^ Lit keeping
  6. ^ Heb Jehoram
  7. ^ Lit struck
  8. ^ Lit go out from
  9. ^ Lit multitude
  10. ^ Lit multitude
  11. ^ Lit told, saying
  12. ^ Lit said
  13. ^ Lit told, saying
  14. ^ Heb Jehoram
  15. ^ Lit Yoke the chariot
  16. ^ Heb Jehoram
  17. ^ Lit portion
  18. ^ Heb Jehoram
  19. ^ Lit said
  20. ^ Heb Jehoram
  21. ^ Lit turned his hands
  22. ^ Lit filled his hand with the bow
  23. ^ Lit smote
  24. ^ Heb Jehoram
  25. ^ Lit out at
  26. ^ Lit portion
  27. ^ Lit I and you
  28. ^ Lit portion
  29. ^ Lit portion
  30. ^ Lit smite
  31. ^ Lit peace
  32. ^ Lit his
  33. ^ Lit portion
  34. ^ Lit portion

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Ki 2:3
  2. ^ 2Ki 4:29
  3. ^ 1Sa 10:1; 16:1; 1Ki 1:39
  4. ^ 2Ki 8:28, 29
  5. ^ 1Ki 19:16, 17; 2Ki 9:14, 20
  6. ^ 2Ki 9:5, 11
  7. ^ 2Ch 22:7
  8. ^ 2Ki 9:1
  9. ^ 1Sa 2:7, 8; 1Ki 19:16; 2Ki 9:3; 2Ch 22:7
  10. ^ De 32:35, 43
  11. ^ 1Ki 18:4; 21:15, 21, 25
  12. ^ 2Ki 9:32-37
  13. ^ 1Ki 21:21; 2Ki 10:17
  14. ^ 1Sa 25:22
  15. ^ De 32:36; 2Ki 14:26
  16. ^ 1Ki 14:10, 11; 15:29
  17. ^ 1Ki 16:3-5, 11, 12
  18. ^ 1Ki 21:23; 2Ki 9:35, 36
  19. ^ 2Ki 9:17, 19, 22
  20. ^ Je 29:26; Ho 9:7; Mr 3:21
  21. ^ Mt 21:7, 8; Mr 11:7, 8
  22. ^ 2Sa 15:10; 1Ki 1:34, 39
  23. ^ 1Ki 22:3; 2Ki 8:28
  24. ^ 2Ki 8:29
  25. ^ 2Ki 8:29
  26. ^ 2Ki 9:19, 22
  27. ^ 2Sa 18:27
  28. ^ 1Ki 19:17
  29. ^ 2Ch 22:7
  30. ^ 1Ki 21:1-7, 15-19; 2Ki 9:26
  31. ^ 1Ki 16:30-33; 18:19; 2Ch 21:13
  32. ^ 2Ki 11:14
  33. ^ 1Ki 22:34
  34. ^ 1Ki 21:1
  35. ^ 1Ki 21:19, 24-29
  36. ^ Is 13:1
  37. ^ 1Ki 21:13, 19
  38. ^ 2Ki 9:21, 25
  39. ^ 2Ch 22:7, 9
  40. ^ Jos 17:11; Jg 1:27
  41. ^ 2Ki 23:30
  42. ^ 2Ki 8:25
  43. ^ Je 4:30; Eze 23:40
  44. ^ 1Ki 16:9-20; 2Ki 9:18-22
  45. ^ 1Ki 21:25
  46. ^ 1Ki 16:31
  47. ^ 1Ki 21:23
  48. ^ Je 8:1-3

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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