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.’”