³ Then you will take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “^(A)I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and flee and do not wait.”

⁴ So ^(B)the young man—the young man of the prophet—went to Ramoth-gilead. ⁵ Then he came, and behold, the commanders of the military were sitting, and he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “^[a]For which one of us?” And he said, “For you, O commander.”