1. One day, Elisha called for one of the other prophets and said:Take this bottle of olive oil and get ready to go to the town of Ramoth in Gilead.
2. When you get there, find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Take him to a place where the two of you can be alone,
3. then pour olive oil on his head to show that he is the new king. Say to him, “The Lord has chosen you to be king of Israel.” Then leave quickly—don't wait for anything!
4. The young prophet left for Ramoth.
5. When he arrived, the army officers were meeting together. “Sir, I have a message for you,” he said.“For which one of us?” Jehu asked.“You, sir,” the prophet answered.
6. So Jehu got up and went inside. The prophet poured olive oil on Jehu's head and told him:The Lord God of Israel has this message for you: “I am the Lord, and I have chosen you to be king of my people Israel.
7. I want you to wipe out the family of Ahab, so Jezebel will be punished for killing the prophets and my other servants.
8. Every man and boy in Ahab's family must die, whether slave or free.
14-16. King Joram of Israel had been badly wounded in the battle at Ramoth, trying to defend it against King Hazael and the Syrian army. Joram was now recovering in Jezreel, and King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting him.Meanwhile, Jehu was in Ramoth, making plans to kill Joram. He said to his officers, “If you want me to be king, then don't let anyone leave this town. They might go to Jezreel and tell Joram.” Then Jehu got in his chariot and rode to Jezreel.
25-26. Jehu commanded his assistant Bidkar, “Get Joram's body and throw it in the field that Naboth once owned. Do you remember when you and I used to ride side by side behind Joram's father Ahab? It was then that the Lord swore to Ahab that he would be punished in the same field where he had killed Naboth and his sons. So throw Joram's body there, just as the Lord said.”