The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 9מלכים ב 9

וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא קָרָ֕א לְאַחַ֖ד מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ חֲגֹ֣ר מָתְנֶ֗יךָ וְ֠קַח פַּ֣ךְ הַשֶּׁ֤מֶן הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְלֵ֖ךְ רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד

And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up your loins, and take this box of oil in your hand, and go to Ramothgilead:

וּבָ֖אתָ שָׁ֑מָּה וּרְאֵֽה שָׁ֠ם יֵה֨וּא בֶן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט בֶּן נִמְשִׁ֗י וּבָ֨אתָ֙ וַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙ מִתּ֣וֹך אֶחָ֔יו וְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ אֹת֖וֹ חֶ֥דֶר בְּחָֽדֶר

And when you comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;

וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ פַךְ הַשֶּׁ֨מֶן֙ וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ עַל רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ הַדֶּ֛לֶת וְנַ֖סְתָּה וְלֹ֥א תְחַכֶּֽה

Then take the box of oil, and pour on his head, and say, Thus says YHWH, I have anointed you king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ הַנַּ֛עַר הַנַּ֥עַר הַנָּבִ֖יא רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד

So the young man, the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.

וַיָּבֹ֗א וְהִנֵּ֨ה שָׂרֵ֤י הַחַ֨יִל֙ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דָּבָ֥ר לִ֛י אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַשָּׂ֑ר וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֵהוּא֙ אֶל מִ֣י מִכֻּלָּ֔נוּ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלֶ֥יךָ הַשָּֽׂר

And when he came, behold, the captains of the host sitting; and he said, I have an errand to you, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of all us? And he said, To you, O captain.

וַיָּ֨קָם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַיִּצֹ֥ק הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן אֶל רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽ לְמֶ֛לֶךְ אֶל עַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus says YHWH God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of YHWH, over Israel.

וְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔ה אֶת בֵּ֥ית אַחְאָ֖ב אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ וְנִקַּמְתִּ֞י דְּמֵ֣י עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים וּדְמֵ֛י כָּל עַבְדֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד אִיזָֽבֶל

And you shall smite the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of YHWH, at the hand of Jezebel.

וְאָבַ֖ד כָּל בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י לְאַחְאָב֙ מַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔יר וְעָצ֥וּר וְעָז֖וּב בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב כְּבֵ֖ית יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֑ט וּכְבֵ֖ית בַּעְשָׁ֥א בֶן אֲחִיָּֽה

And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:

וְאֶת אִיזֶ֜בֶל יֹאכְל֧וּ הַכְּלָבִ֛ים בְּחֵ֥לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֖אל וְאֵ֣ין קֹבֵ֑ר וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח הַדֶּ֖לֶת וַיָּנֹֽס

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and none to bury . And he opened the door, and fled.

וְיֵה֗וּא יָצָא֙ אֶל עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הֲשָׁל֔וֹם מַדּ֛וּעַ בָּֽא הַמְשֻׁגָּ֥ע הַזֶּ֖ה אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֛ם יְדַעְתֶּ֥ם אֶת הָאִ֖ישׁ וְאֶת שִׂיחֽוֹ

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and said to him, all well? wherefore came this mad to you? And he said to them, You know the man, and his communication.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ שֶׁ֔קֶר הַגֶּד נָ֖א לָ֑נוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ אָמַ֤ר אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And they said, false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus says YHWH, I have anointed you king over Israel.

וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ בִּגְד֔וֹ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ תַחְתָּ֖יו אֶל גֶּ֣רֶם הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ מָלַ֥ךְ יֵהֽוּא

Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

וַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗ר יֵה֛וּא בֶּן יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן נִמְשִׁ֖י אֶל יוֹרָ֑ם וְיוֹרָם֩ הָיָ֨ה שֹׁמֵ֜ר בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֗ד ה֚וּא וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִפְּנֵ֥י חֲזָאֵ֖ל מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָֽם

So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

וַיָּשָׁב֩ יְהוֹרָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן הַמַּכִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַכֻּ֣הוּ אֲרַמִּ֔ים בְּהִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וֹ אֶת חֲזָאֵ֖ל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֵהוּא֙ אִם יֵ֣שׁ נַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם אַל יֵצֵ֤א פָלִיט֙ מִן הָעִ֔יר לָלֶ֖כֶת לגיד לְהַגִּ֥יד בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל

But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, let none go forth escape out of the city to go to tell in Jezreel.

וַיִּרְכַּ֤ב יֵהוּא֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יִזְרְעֶ֔אלָה כִּ֥י יוֹרָ֖ם שֹׁכֵ֣ב שָׁ֑מָּה וַֽאֲחַזְיָה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה יָרַ֖ד לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת יוֹרָֽם

So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

וְהַצֹּפֶה֩ עֹמֵ֨ד עַֽל הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל וַיַּ֞רְא אֶת שִׁפְעַ֤ת יֵהוּא֙ בְּבֹא֔וֹ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁפְעַ֖ת אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹרָ֗ם קַ֥ח רַכָּ֛ב וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח לִקְרָאתָ֖ם וְיֹאמַ֥ר הֲשָׁלֽוֹם

And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, peace?

וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ רֹכֵ֨ב הַסּ֜וּס לִקְרָאת֗וֹ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הֲשָׁל֔וֹם וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יֵה֛וּא מַה לְּךָ֥ וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם סֹ֣ב אֶֽל אַחֲרָ֑י וַיַּגֵּ֤ד הַצֹּפֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּֽא הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ עַד הֵ֖ם וְלֹֽא שָֽׁב

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus says the king, peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח רֹכֵ֣ב סוּס֮ שֵׁנִי֒ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר כֹּֽה אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יֵה֛וּא מַה לְּךָ֥ וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם סֹ֥ב אֶֽל אַחֲרָֽי

Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus says the king, peace? And Jehu answered, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me.

וַיַּגֵּ֤ד הַצֹּפֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֥א עַד אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹֽא שָׁ֑ב וְהַמִּנְהָ֗ג כְּמִנְהַג֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן נִמְשִׁ֔י כִּ֥י בְשִׁגָּע֖וֹן יִנְהָֽג

And the watchman told, saying, He came even to them, and cometh not again: and the driving like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוֹרָם֙ אֱסֹ֔ר וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר רִכְבּ֑וֹ וַיֵּצֵ֣א יְהוֹרָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל וַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֜ה אִ֣ישׁ בְּרִכְבּ֗וֹ וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ לִקְרַ֣את יֵה֔וּא וַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּ בְּחֶלְקַ֖ת נָב֥וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי

And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְא֤וֹת יְהוֹרָם֙ אֶת יֵה֔וּא וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הֲשָׁל֣וֹם יֵה֑וּא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מָ֣ה הַשָּׁל֔וֹם עַד זְנוּנֵ֞י אִיזֶ֧בֶל אִמְּךָ֛ וּכְשָׁפֶ֖יהָ הָרַבִּֽים

And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts many?

וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ יְהוֹרָ֛ם יָדָ֖יו וַיָּנֹ֑ס וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ מִרְמָ֥ה אֲחַזְיָֽה

And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, treachery, O Ahaziah.

וְיֵה֞וּא מִלֵּ֧א יָד֣וֹ בַקֶּ֗שֶׁת וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת יְהוֹרָם֙ בֵּ֣ין זְרֹעָ֔יו וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַחֵ֖צִי מִלִּבּ֑וֹ וַיִּכְרַ֖ע בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל בִּדְקַר֙ שלשה שָֽׁלִשׁ֔וֹ שָׂ֚א הַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּ בְּחֶלְקַ֕ת שְׂדֵ֖ה נָב֣וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֑י כִּֽי זְכֹ֞ר אֲנִ֣י וָאַ֗תָּה אֵ֣ת רֹכְבִ֤ים צְמָדִים֙ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אַחְאָ֣ב אָבִ֔יו וַֽיהוָה֙ נָשָׂ֣א עָלָ֔יו אֶת הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַזֶּֽה

Then said to Bidkar his captain, Take up, cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and you rode together after Ahab his father, YHWH laid this burden upon him;

אִם לֹ֡א אֶת דְּמֵ֣י נָבוֹת֩ וְאֶת דְּמֵ֨י בָנָ֜יו רָאִ֤יתִי אֶ֨מֶשׁ֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י לְךָ֛ בַּחֶלְקָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֗ה שָׂ֧א הַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּ בַּחֶלְקָ֖ה כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, says YHWH; and I will requite you in this plat, says YHWH. Now therefore take cast him into the plat , according to the word of YHWH.

וַאֲחַזְיָ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ רָאָ֔ה וַיָּ֕נָס דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַגָּ֑ן וַיִּרְדֹּ֨ף אַחֲרָ֜יו יֵה֗וּא וַ֠יֹּאמֶר גַּם אֹת֞וֹ הַכֻּ֣הוּ אֶל הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה בְּמַֽעֲלֵה גוּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽת יִבְלְעָ֔ם וַיָּ֥נָס מְגִדּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם

But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw , he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. at the going up to Gur, which by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּ אֹת֛וֹ עֲבָדָ֖יו יְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָה וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹת֧וֹ בִקְבֻרָת֛וֹ עִם אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֥יר דָּוִֽד

And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

וּבִשְׁנַת֙ אַחַ֣ת עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לְיוֹרָ֖ם בֶּן אַחְאָ֑ב מָלַ֥ךְ אֲחַזְיָ֖ה עַל יְהוּדָֽה

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

וַיָּב֥וֹא יֵה֖וּא יִזְרְעֶ֑אלָה וְאִיזֶ֣בֶל שָׁמְעָ֗ה וַתָּ֨שֶׂם בַּפּ֤וּךְ עֵינֶ֨יהָ֙ וַתֵּ֣יטֶב אֶת רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַתַּשְׁקֵ֖ף בְּעַ֥ד הַחַלּֽוֹן

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard ; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

וְיֵה֖וּא בָּ֣א בַשָּׁ֑עַר וַתֹּ֣אמֶר הֲשָׁל֔וֹם זִמְרִ֖י הֹרֵ֥ג אֲדֹנָֽיו

And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Zimri peace, who slew his master?

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א פָנָיו֙ אֶל הַ֣חַלּ֔וֹן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֥י אִתִּ֖י מִ֑י וַיַּשְׁקִ֣יפוּ אֵלָ֔יו שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה סָרִיסִֽים

And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who on my side? who? And there looked out to him two three eunuchs.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שמטהו שִׁמְט֖וּהָ וַֽיִּשְׁמְט֑וּהָ וַיִּ֨ז מִדָּמָ֧הּ אֶל הַקִּ֛יר וְאֶל הַסּוּסִ֖ים וַֽיִּרְמְסֶֽנָּה

And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

וַיָּבֹ֖א וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֑שְׁתְּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פִּקְדוּ נָ֞א אֶת הָאֲרוּרָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ וְקִבְר֔וּהָ כִּ֥י בַת מֶ֖לֶךְ הִֽיא

And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed , and bury her: for she a king's daughter.

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לְקָבְרָ֑הּ וְלֹא מָ֣צְאוּ בָ֗הּ כִּ֧י אִם הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם וְכַפּ֥וֹת הַיָּדָֽיִם

And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of hands.

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮ וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ לוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֗ר בְּיַד עַבְדּ֛וֹ אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֔אל יֹאכְל֥וּ הַכְּלָבִ֖ים אֶת בְּשַׂ֥ר אִיזָֽבֶל

Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This the word of YHWH, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

והית וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה נִבְלַ֣ת אִיזֶ֗בֶל כְּדֹ֛מֶן עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה בְּחֵ֣לֶק יִזְרְעֶ֑אל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יֹאמְר֖וּ זֹ֥את אִיזָֽבֶל

And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; that they shall not say, This Jezebel.