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Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of ^(C1)the sons of the prophets and said to him, "^(F1)(C2)Get ready and ^(C3)take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to ^(C4)Ramoth-gilead.

"When you arrive there, then look there for ^(C1)Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and ^(C2)have him get up from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room.

"Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head, and say, 'This is what the LORD says: "^(C1)I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door and flee, and do not wait."

So ^(C1)the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.

When he arrived, behold, the commanders of the army were sitting, and he said, "I have a word for you, commander." And Jehu said, "^(F1)For which one of us?" And he said, "For you, commander."

He then got up and went into the house, and the prophet's servant poured the oil on his head and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: '^(C1)I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel.

'And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master, ^(C1)so that I may avenge ^(C2)the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, ^(C3)at the hand of Jezebel.