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2 Kings 9:12

And thei answeriden, It is fals; but more telle thou to vs. Which seide to hem, He spak these and these thingis to me, and seide, The Lord seith these thingis, Y haue anoyntid thee kyng on Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anointing;   Church and State;   Decision;   Enthusiasm;   Jehu;   Usurpation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jezebel;   Ramoth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Phoenicia;   Ramoth-gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehu;   Jezebel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Jehu;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehu ;   Jezebel ;   Jezreel ;   Ramoth Gilead ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jehu;   Ramothgilead;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Je'hu;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jehu;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But they replied, “That’s a lie! Tell us!”
Hebrew Names Version
They said, It is false; tell us now. He said, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying, Thus says the LORD, I have anointed you king over Yisra'el.
King James Version
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord , I have anointed thee king over Israel.
English Standard Version
And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord , I anoint you king over Israel.'"
New Century Version
They answered, "That's not true. Tell us." Jehu said, "He said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have appointed you to be king over Israel.'"
New English Translation
But they said, "You're lying! Tell us what he said." So he told them what he had said. He also related how he had said, "This is what the Lord says, ‘I have designated you as king over Israel.'"
Amplified Bible
And they said, "It is a lie; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the LORD: "I have anointed you king over Israel."'"
New American Standard Bible
And they said, "It is a lie; tell us now." And he said, "Such and such he said to me, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: "I have anointed you king over Israel."'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they sayde, It is false, tell vs it nowe. Then he sayd, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saieth the Lorde, I haue anointed thee for King ouer Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they said, "It is a lie, declare it to us now." And he said, "Thus and thus he said to me, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "I have anointed you king over Israel."'"
Contemporary English Version
"No, we don't. What did he say?" they asked. "He had a message from the Lord ," Jehu replied. "He said that the Lord has chosen me to be the next king of Israel."
Complete Jewish Bible
They said, "You're being evasive. Come on, tell us the truth." Then he said, "This is exactly what he said to me and how he said it: ‘Here is what Adonai says: "I have anointed you king over Isra'el."'"
Darby Translation
And they said, It is false! tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spoke he to me saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I have anointed thee king over Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
The officers said, "No, tell us the truth. What did he say?" Jehu told the officers what the young prophet said. Jehu said, "He said a few things and then he said, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have anointed you to be the new king over Israel.'"
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to him, You are lying; tell us now. And he said to them, Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, Thus says the LORD: I have anointed you king over Israel.
Good News Translation
"No we don't!" they replied. "Tell us what he said!" "He told me that the Lord proclaims: ‘I anoint you king of Israel.'"
Lexham English Bible
Then they said, "Liar. Please tell us." He said, "Thus and so he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "I hereby anoint you as king over Israel."'"
Literal Translation
And they said, A lie! Tell us now. And he said, This and this he said to me, saying, So says Jehovah, I have anointed you king over Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They sayde: That is not true, but tell thou vs. He sayde: Thus and thus hath he spoken vnto me, and sayde: Thus sayeth the LORDE: I haue anoynted the to be kynge ouer Israel.
American Standard Version
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And they said, That is not true; now give us his story. Then he said, This is what he said to me: The Lord says, I have made you king over Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They said vnto him againe: It is not so, tell vs. He said: Thus & thus spake he to me, saying, thus saith the Lord: I haue annoynted thee to be king ouer Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they said: 'It is false; tell us now.' And he said: 'Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel.'
King James Version (1611)
And they said, It is false, tell vs now: And hee sayde, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I haue anoynted thee King ouer Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they said, It is wrong: tell us now. And Ju said to them, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying, —and he said, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee to be king over Israel.
English Revised Version
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
"That is a lie!" they said. "Tell us!" So Jehu answered, "He talked to me about this and that, and he said, 'This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.'"
Young's Literal Translation
And they say, `False, declare, we pray thee, to us;' and he saith, `Thus and thus spake he unto me, saying, Thus said Jehovah, I have anointed thee for king unto Israel.'
Update Bible Version
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I have anointed you king over Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, [It is] false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
World English Bible
They said, It is false; tell us now. He said, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I have anointed you king over Israel.
New King James Version
And they said, "A lie! Tell us now." So he said, "Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "I have anointed you king over Israel.""'
New Living Translation
"You're hiding something," they said. "Tell us." So Jehu told them, "He said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have anointed you to be king over Israel.'"
New Life Bible
And they said, "That is not true. Tell us now." Jehu said, "This is how he spoke to me. He said, ‘The Lord says, "I have chosen you to be the king of Israel."'"
New Revised Standard
They said, "Liar! Come on, tell us!" So he said, "This is just what he said to me: ‘Thus says the Lord , I anoint you king over Israel.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they said - False! pray tell, us. And he said, - Thus and thus, spake he unto me, saying, Thus, saith Yahweh, I have anointed thee to be king unto Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they answered: It is false; but rather do thou tell us. And he said to them: Thus and thus did he speak to me: and he said: Thus saith the Lord: I have anointed thee king over Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.'"
THE MESSAGE
"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!'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They said, "It is a lie, tell us now." And he said, "Thus and thus he said to me, 'Thus says the LORD, "I have anointed you king over Israel."'"

Contextual Overview

11 Forsothe Hieu yede out to the seruauntis of his lord, whiche seiden to hym, Whether alle thingis ben riytfuli? What cam this wood man to thee? Which seide to hem, Ye knowen the man, and what he spak. 12 And thei answeriden, It is fals; but more telle thou to vs. Which seide to hem, He spak these and these thingis to me, and seide, The Lord seith these thingis, Y haue anoyntid thee kyng on Israel. 13 Therfor thei hastiden, and ech man took his mentil, and puttide vndir hise feet bi the licnesse of a trone. And thei sungen with a trumpe, and seiden, Hieu schal regne. 14 Therfor Hieu, sone of Josephat, sone of Namsi, swoor to gidere ayens Joram. Forsothe Joram hadde bisegid Ramoth of Galaad, he and al Israel, ayens Azael, kyng of Sirie. 15 And he turnede ayen to be heelid in Jezrael for woundis; for men of Sirie hadden smyte hym fiytynge ayens Azael, kyng of Sirie. And Hieu seide, If it plesith you, no man go out fleynge fro the citee, lest he go, and telle in Jezrael.

Bible Verse Review
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Thus and thus: 2 Kings 9:6-10

Cross-References

Genesis 9:17
And God seide to Noe, This schal be a signe of boond of pees, which Y made bitwixe me and ech fleisch on erthe.
Genesis 9:23
And sotheli Sem and Jafeth puttiden a mentil on her schuldris, and thei yeden bacward, and hileden the schameful membris of her fadir, and her faces weren turned awei, and thei sien not the priuy membris of her fadir.
Genesis 9:25
he seide, Cursid be the child Canaan, he schal be seruaunt of seruauntis to hise britheren.
Genesis 9:26
And Noe seide, Blessid be the Lord God of Sem,
Genesis 9:28
Forsothe Noe lyuede aftir the greet flood thre hundrid and fifti yeer;
Genesis 17:11
and ye schulen circumside the fleisch of youre mannes yeerd, that it be in to a signe of boond of pees bytwixe me and you.
Exodus 12:13
Forsothe blood schal be to you in to signe, in the housis in whiche ye schulen be; and Y schal se the blood, and Y schal passe you; nether a wounde distriynge schal be in you, whanne Y schal smyte the lond of Egipt.
Exodus 13:16
Therfor it schal be as a signe in thin hond, and as a thing hangid for mynde bifore thin iyen, for in a strong hond the Lord ledde vs out of Egipt.
Joshua 2:12
Now therfor swere ye to me bi the Lord God, that as Y dide merci with you, so and ye do with the hows of my fadir; and yyue ye to me a veri signe,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they said, [it is] false, tell us now,.... They did not believe he spoke truth, but concealed from them the real matter; which they concluded to be of some importance, by the hastiness of the messenger, the privacy between them, the countenance of Jehu, which discovered thoughtfulness and concern, and the trifling answer he sought to put them off with; all which increased their curiosity, and made them urgent and importunate to know the truth of the matter: and he said,

thus and thus spake he to me; such and such words as above: and particularly

saying, thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel; and no doubt told them that he poured oil on his head, and anointed him, and he might show them the oil.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 9:12. They said, It is false — Or, as the Chaldee has it, Thou liest. Or, perhaps, it might be thus understood, "We know he has said nothing but folly and lies, nevertheless, let us hear what he has said."


 
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