2 Kings 9:3

Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
take	וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ ve.la.kach.Ta	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
box	פַךְ fakh-	H6378	a flask (from which a liquid may flow) · noun, common masculine singular construct
oil	הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ ha.She.men	H8081	grease · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
pour	וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ ve.ya.tzak.Ta	H3332	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ ro.Sho	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
say	וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
anointed	מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ me.shach.Ti.kha	H4886	to rub with oil · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
king	לְמֶ֖לֶךְ le.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
open	וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ u.fa.tach.Ta	H6605	to open wide (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
door	הַדֶּ֛לֶת ha.De.let	H1817	something swinging · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
flee	וְנַ֖סְתָּה ve.Nas.tah	H5127	to flit · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
tarry	תְחַכֶּֽה te.cha.Keh	H2442	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 19:16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be p…
Exodus 29:7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Leviticus 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
1 Samuel 9:16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel,…
1 Samuel 15:1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voi…
1 Samuel 15:17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee k…
1 Samuel 16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrific…
1 Samuel 16:12-13 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, a…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:1-10

We have here the anointing of Jehu to be king, who was, at this time, a commander (probably commander-in-chief) of the forces employed at Ramoth-Gilead, Kg2 9:14. There he was fighting for the king his master, but received orders from a higher king to fight against him. It does not appear that Jehu aimed at the government, or that he ever thought of it, but the commission given him was a perfect surprise to him. Some think that he had been anointed before by Elijah, whom God ordered to do it, but privately, and with an intimation that he must not act till further orders, as Samuel anointed David long before he was to come to the throne: but that it not at all probable, for then we must suppo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:3

I have anointed thee king over Israel--This was only a part of the message; the full announcement of which is given (Kg2 9:7-10). flee, and tarry not--for fear of being surprised and overtaken by the spies or servants of the court.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:1

One of the children of the prophets - The Jews say that this was Jonah the prophet, the son of Amittai. Gird up thy loins - What thou hast to do requires the utmost despatch.

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:3

Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head,.... When in the chamber together alone: and say, thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel; which was done, not with the anointing oil in the temple, which could not be come by; and with which, as Kimchi from their Rabbins says, only the kings of the house of David were anointed, and they only when there was a division, or the crown was translated to another family, as was the case now; but with common oil, or the oil of balsam, such as the prophet had in his house: then open the door and flee, and tarry not; lest he should be examined by the captains, and come into danger; though before he went out he was to say what is r…

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Dictionary and topics

Elijah — Whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made…
Jehoram — Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr.…
Anointing · .Jehu — .Jehu
Box · For oil — For oil
Church And State · .Withdraws support and anoints a succes — .Withdraws support and anoints a succes
Enthusiasm · .Jehu — .Jehu
Houses · Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers — Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers
Jehu · 2. — 2.
Kings · Who reigned over Israel: Jehu — Who reigned over Israel: Jehu
Ramoth-Gilead · Elisha anoints Jehu to be king there — Elisha anoints Jehu to be king there

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 9:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:1

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:3

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 9:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 9:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 9:1

John Gill on 2 Kings 9:3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 9:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 9:2

Rashi on 2 Kings 9:1