2 Kings 9:11-13

Lexham English Bible

Jehu Assassinates Joram

¹¹ Then Jehu came out to the officers of his master, and they said to him, “Peace? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the man and his foolish talk.” ¹² Then they said, “Liar. Please tell us.” He said, “Thus and so^[a] he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I hereby anoint you as king over Israel.”’” ¹³ So they hastened each one to take his cloak, and they spread them under him on the bare steps, blew on the trumpet, and said, “Jehu is king!”