7. You must destroy the family of Ahab your master. I will punish Jezebel for the deaths of my servants the prophets and for all the Lord’s servants who were murdered.
8. All of Ahab’s family must die. I will not let any male child in Ahab’s family live in Israel, whether slave or free.
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 at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.’ ”Then the young prophet opened the door and ran away.
11. When 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 to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have appointed you to be king over Israel.’ ”
13. Then the officers hurried, and each man took off his own coat and put it on the stairs for Jehu. They blew the trumpet and shouted, “Jehu is king!”
14. So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, made plans against Joram. Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth in Gilead from Hazael king of Aram.
15. But King Joram had to return to Jezreel to heal from the injuries the Arameans had given him 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.”