13. Then the officers hurried. Each man took off his own coat. They put them on the stairs for Jehu. Then they blew the trumpet. They said, “Jehu is king!”
14. So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat made plans against Joram. (Jehoshaphat was the son of Nimshi.) Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth in Gilead from Hazael king of Aram.
15. But King Joram had to return to Israel to heal from the injuries the Arameans had given him. He received these injuries when he fought against Hazael king of Aram.Jehu said, “If you agree with this, don’t let anyone leave the city. They might tell the news in Jezreel.”
16. Then he got into his chariot and set out for Jezreel. Joram was resting there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.
17. The lookout was standing on the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu’s troops coming. He said, “I see some soldiers!”Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them. Tell him to ask, ‘Do you bring good news?’”
18. So the horseman rode out to meet Jehu. The horseman said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you bring good news?’”Jehu said, “That’s none of your business! Come along behind me.”The lookout reported, “The messenger reached them. But he is not coming back.”
19. So Joram sent out a second horseman. This rider came to Jehu’s group and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you bring good news?’”Jehu answered, “That’s none of your business! Come along behind me.”