6He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, |Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.


In Context

3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 'Thus says Yahweh, |I have anointed you king over Israel.|' Then open the door, flee, and don't wait.|

4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.

5 When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. Then he said, |I have a message for you, captain.| Jehu said, |To which of us all?| He said, |To you, O captain.|

6 He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, |Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

7 You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, at the hand of Jezebel.

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish. I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, both him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.

2 Kings 9:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:6Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the prophet poured the oil on Jehu's head and declared, "This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: 'I anoint you king over the Lord 's people Israel.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:6And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:6And he arose, and went into the chamber: and he poured the oil upon his head, and said: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel : I have anointed thee king over Israel, the people of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:6And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:6And he rose up and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I have anointed thee king over the people of Jehovah, over Israel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:6And 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.