1 Kings 19:16 References
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and aJehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and bElisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
a 2 Kings 9:1-10
2 Kings 9
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Now Elisha the prophet called one of athe sons of the prophets and said to him, "bGird up your loins, and ctake this flask of oil in your hand and go to dRamoth-gilead.
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"When you arrive there, search out aJehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and bbid him arise from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room.
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"Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the Lord, "aI have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door and flee and do not wait."
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When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said, "I have a word for you, O captain." And Jehu said, "For which one of us?" And he said, "For you, O captain."
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He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'aI have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
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'You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, athat I may avenge bthe blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, cat the hand of Jezebel.
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'For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and aI will cut off from Ahab bevery male person cboth bond and free in Israel.