1 Kings 19:15-17

Contemporary English Version

¹⁵^(A) The Lord said:

Elijah, you can go back to the desert near Damascus. And when you get there, appoint^[a] Hazael to be king of Syria. ¹⁶^(B) Then appoint Jehu son of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat^[b] to take your place as my prophet.

¹⁷Hazael will start killing the people who worship Baal. Jehu will kill those who escape from Hazael, and Elisha will kill those who escape from Jehu.

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Footnotes

19.15 appoint: This would have included a ceremony in which olive oil would be poured on his head to show that he was now king.
19.16 Shaphat: Hebrew “Shaphat from Abel-Meholah.”