1-3. One day Elisha the prophet ordered a member of the guild of prophets, “Get yourself ready, take a flask of oil, and go to Ramoth Gilead. Look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi. When you find him, get him away from his companions and take him to a back room. Take your flask of oil and pour it over his head and say, ‘God’s word: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and get out of there as fast as you can. Don’t wait around.”
11. Jehu went back out to his master’s officers. They asked, “Is everything all right? What did that crazy fool want with you?”He said, “You know that kind of man—all talk.”
12. “That’s a lie!” they said. “Tell us what’s going on.”He said, “He told me this and this and this—in effect, ‘God’s word: I anoint you king of Israel!’”