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2 Kings 9:2

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1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room.

3 Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”

4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead,

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BSB
When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room.
KJV
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
WEB
When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
ASV
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber.
DARBY
And when thou art come thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him rise up from among his brethren, and bring him to an inner chamber;
BLB
And you will come to there and see there Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi, and you will come and make him rise up from the midst of his brothers. And bring him to an inner chamber.
ÅB
Når du kommer dit, skal du oppsøke Jehu, sønn av Nimsis sønn Josjafat, og gå så inn og be ham stå opp der han sitter blant sine brødre, og før ham inn i det innerste kammer.
OTB
Når du kommer dit, se etter Jehu, sønn av Josjafat, sønn av Nimsi, og gå inn og få ham til å reise seg fra sine brødre, og ta ham med til et indre rom.
B1930
Når du kommer dit, skal du opsøke Jehu, sønn av Nimsis sønn Josafat, og gå så inn og be ham stå op der han sitter blandt sine brødre, og før ham inn i det innerste kammer.

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  • 2 Kings 9:5

    and when he arrived, the army commanders were sitting there. “I have a message for you, commander,” he said. “For which of us?” asked Jehu. “For you, commander,” he replied.

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  • 2 Kings 9:11

    When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.

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  • 2 Kings 9:14

    Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram,

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  • 1 Kings 19:16–17

    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

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  • 1 Kings 22:25

    Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”

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  • 2 Kings 9:20

    Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi —he is driving like a madman!”

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  • 1 Kings 20:30

    The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

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