2. When you arrive, find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat is the son of Nimshi. Go in and make Jehu get up from among his brothers. Take him to an inner room.
3. Take the bottle and pour the oil on Jehu’s head. Say, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have appointed you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run away. Don’t wait!”
4. So the young man, the prophet, went to Ramoth in Gilead.
5. When he arrived, he saw the officers of the army sitting together. He said, “Commander, I have a message for you.”Jehu asked, “For which one of us?”The young man said, “For you, commander.”
6. Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the olive oil on Jehu’s head. He said to Jehu, “This is what the Lord of Israel says: ‘I have appointed you king over the Lord’s people, Israel.
7. You must destroy the family of Ahab your master. I will punish Jezebel for the deaths of my servants the prophets. And I will punish her for 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 in Israel. It does not matter if he is a slave or a free person.
9. I will make Ahab’s family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat. They will be like the family of Baasha son of Ahijah.
10. The dogs will eat Jezebel in the portion of land at Jezreel. And no one will bury her.’”Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away.
11. Jehu went back to his master’s officers. One of them said to Jehu, “Is everything all right? Why did this crazy man come to you?”Jehu answered, “You know the man and how he talks.”
12. They answered, “That’s not true! Tell us.”Jehu said, “He said, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have appointed you to be king over Israel.’”
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.