2 Kings 9:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.”
2 Kings 9:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 9:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 9:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He arose, and went into the house. Then he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.”
2 Kings 9:6 — World English Bible
2 Kings 9:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of Jehovah, even over Israel. ”
2 Kings 9:6 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 9:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he riseth and cometh in to the house, and he poureth the oil on his head, and saith to him, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have anointed thee for king unto the people of Jehovah, unto Israel,”
2 Kings 9:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 9:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he rose up and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah theGod of Israel: I have anointed thee king over the people of Jehovah, over Israel. ”
2 Kings 9:6 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 9:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he arose, and went into the house, and he powred the oyle on his head and sayde vnto him, Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, I haue anointed thee for King ouer the people of the Lord, euen ouer Israel.”
2 Kings 9:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 9:6 in Context — 2 Kings 9
4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth–gilead.
5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.
8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
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