1And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets , and said unto him , Gird up thy loins , and take this vial of oil in thy hand , and go to Ramoth-gilead . 2And when thou comest thither , look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi , and go in , and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber . 3Then 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 . 4So the young man , even the young man the prophet , went to Ramoth-gilead . 5And when he came , behold , the captains of the host were sitting ; and he said , I have an errand to thee, O captain . And Jehu said , Unto which of us all ? And he said , To thee, O captain . 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 . 7And thou shalt smite 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 Jehovah , at the hand of Jezebel. 8For the whole house of Ahab shall perish ; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel . 9And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat , and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel , and there shall be none to bury her . And he opened the door , and fled . 11Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him , Is all well ? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them , Ye know the man and what his talk was . 12And they said, It is false ; tell us now . And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me , saying, Thus saith Jehovah , I have anointed thee king over Israel . 13Then they hasted , and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs , and blew the trumpet , saying, Jehu is king .
Jehu's Rise to Power
14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram . ( Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-gilead , he and all Israel , because of Hazael king of Syria; 15but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him , when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said , If this be your mind , then let none escape and go forth out of the city , to go to tell it in Jezreel . 16So Jehu rode in a chariot , and went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay there . And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram . 17Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel , and he spied the company of Jehu as he came , and said, I see a company . And Joram said, Take a horseman , and send to meet them , and let him say, Is it peace ? 18So there went one on horseback to meet him , and said, Thus saith the king , Is it peace ? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace ? turn thee behind me . And the watchman told , saying, The messenger came to them , but he cometh not back . 19Then he sent out a second on horseback , who came to them , and said, Thus saith the king , Is it peace ? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace ? turn thee behind me . 20And the watchman told , saying, He came even unto them , and cometh not back : and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi ; for he driveth furiously . 21And Joram said , Make ready . And they made ready his chariot . And Joram 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 portion of Naboth the Jezreelite . 22And it came to pass , when Joram saw Jehu , that he said, Is it peace , Jehu ? And he answered, What peace , so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many ? 23And Joram turned his hands , and fled , and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery , O Ahaziah. 24And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength , and smote Joram between his arms ; and the arrow went out at his heart , and he sunk down in his chariot . 25Then said Jehu 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 thou rode together after Ahab his father, Jehovah laid this burden upon him : 26Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth , and the blood of his sons , saith Jehovah ; and I will requite thee in this plat , saith Jehovah . Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground , according to the word of Jehovah . 27But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this , he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him , and said, Smite him also in the chariot : and they smote him at the ascent of Gur , which is by Ibleam . And he fled to Megiddo , and died there . 28And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem , and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David . 29And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah .
The Death of Joram and Ahaziah
30And when Jehu was come to Jezreel , Jezebel heard of it ; and she painted her eyes , and attired her head , and looked out at the window . 31And as Jehu entered in at the gate , she said, Is it peace , thou Zimri , thy master’s murderer ? 32And he lifted up his face to the window , and said, Who is on my side ? who ? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs . 33And 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 trod her under foot . 34And when he was come in , he did eat and drink ; and he said, See now to this cursed woman , and bury her ; for she is a king ’s daughter . 35And they went to bury her ; but they found no more of her than the skull , and the feet , and the palms of her hands . 36Wherefore they came back , and told him . And he said , This is the word of Jehovah , which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite , saying , In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel , so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.