5. When the young man arrived, he saw the captains of the army sitting. He said, “Captain, I have a message for you.” Jehu asked, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young man said, “For you, sir.”
6. Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I am anointing you to be the new king over the Lord’S people, Israel.
7. You must destroy the family of Ahab your king. In this way I will punish Jezebel for the deaths of my servants, the prophets, and the deaths of all the Lord’S servants who were murdered.
8. So all Ahab’s family will die. I will not let any male child in Ahab’s family live. It doesn’t matter if that male child is a slave or a free person in Israel.
9. I will make Ahab’s family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the family of Baasha son of Ahijah.
10. The dogs will eat Jezebel in the area of Jezreel, and she will not be buried.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away.