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10 And as for Jezebel, the dogs will devour her on the Jezreel plot of ground. No one will bury her.’ ” Then he opened the door and fled.

11 When Jehu came outside to the servants of his lord, one of them said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman[a] come to visit you?” He answered, “You know the man and the things he says.” 12 They said, “That is not true. Tell us now what he said.” Jehu said, “He said this to me, ‘Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you as king over Israel.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 9:11 Madman: so named because of the ecstatic manifestations that often accompanied prophetic inspiration.