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!’”
13. They sprang into action. Each man grabbed his robe; they piled them at the top of the steps for a makeshift throne. Then they blew the trumpet and declared, “Jehu is king!”
14-15. That ignited the conspiracy of Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi against Joram.Meanwhile, Joram and the entire army were defending Ramoth Gilead against Hazael king of Aram. Except that Joram had pulled back to Jezreel to convalesce from the injuries he got from the Arameans in the battle with Hazael king of Aram.Jehu said, “If you really want me as king, don’t let anyone sneak out of the city and blab the news in Jezreel.”