Jehu Is Anointed King of Israel
1 Meanwhile the prophet Elisha called one of the young prophets and said to him, “Get ready and go to Ramoth in Gilead. Take this jar of olive oil with you, 2 and when you get there look for Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Take him to a private room away from his companions, 3 pour this olive oil on his head, and say, ‘The Lord proclaims that he anoints you king of Israel.’ Then leave there as fast as you can.”
4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth, 5 where he found the army officers in a conference. He said, “Sir, I have a message for you.”
Jehu asked, “Which one of us are you speaking to?”
“To you, sir,” he replied. 6 Then the two of them went indoors, and the young prophet poured the olive oil on Jehu's head and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, proclaims: ‘I anoint you king of my people Israel. 7 You are to kill your master the king, that son of Ahab, so that I may punish Jezebel for murdering my prophets and my other servants. 8 All of Ahab's family and descendants are to die; I will get rid of every male in his family, young and old alike. 9 I will treat his family as I did the families of King Jeroboam of Israel and of King Baasha of Israel. 10 Jezebel will not be buried; her body will be eaten by dogs in the territory of Jezreel.’” After saying this, the young prophet left the room and fled.
11 Jehu went back to his fellow officers, who asked him, “Is everything all right? What did that crazy fellow want with you?”
“You know what he wanted,” Jehu answered.
12 “No we don't!” they replied. “Tell us what he said!”
“He told me that the Lord proclaims: ‘I anoint you king of Israel.’”
13 At once Jehu's fellow officers spread their cloaks at the top of the steps for Jehu to stand on, blew trumpets, and shouted, “Jehu is king!”
King Joram of Israel Is Killed
14-15 Then Jehu plotted against King Joram, who was in Jezreel, where he had gone to recover from the wounds which he had received in the battle at Ramoth against King Hazael of Syria. So Jehu said to his fellow officers, “If you are with me, make sure that no one slips out of Ramoth to go and warn the people in Jezreel.” 16 Then he got into his chariot and set off for Jezreel. Joram had still not recovered, and King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting him.
17 A guard on duty in the watchtower at Jezreel saw Jehu and his men approaching. “I see some men riding up!” he called out.
Joram replied, “Send a rider to find out if they are friends or enemies.”
18 The messenger rode out to Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know if you come as a friend.”
“That's none of your business!” Jehu answered. “Fall in behind me.”
The guard on the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group but was not returning. 19 Another messenger was sent out, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu answered, “That's none of your business! Fall in behind me.”
20 Once more the guard reported that the messenger had reached the group but was not returning. And he added, “The leader of the group is driving his chariot like a madman, just like Jehu!”
21 “Get my chariot ready,” King Joram ordered. It was done, and he and King Ahaziah rode out, each in his own chariot, to meet Jehu. They met him at the field which had belonged to Naboth. 22 “Are you coming in peace?” Joram asked him.
“How can there be peace,” Jehu answered, “when we still have all the witchcraft and idolatry that your mother Jezebel started?”
23 “It's treason, Ahaziah!” Joram cried out, as he turned his chariot around and fled. 24 Jehu drew his bow, and with all his strength shot an arrow that struck Joram in the back and pierced his heart. Joram fell dead in his chariot, 25 and Jehu said to his aide Bidkar, “Get his body and throw it in the field that belonged to Naboth. Remember that when you and I were riding together behind King Joram's father Ahab, the Lord spoke these words against Ahab: 26 ‘I saw the murder of Naboth and his sons yesterday. And I promise that I will punish you here in this same field.’ So take Joram's body,” Jehu ordered his aide, “and throw it in the field that belonged to Naboth, so as to fulfill the Lord's promise.”
King Ahaziah of Judah Is Killed
27 King Ahaziah saw what happened, so he fled in his chariot toward the town of Beth Haggan, pursued by Jehu. “Kill him too!” Jehu ordered his men, and they wounded him as he drove his chariot on the road up to Gur, near the town of Ibleam. But he managed to keep on going until he reached the city of Megiddo, where he died. 28 His officials took his body back to Jerusalem in a chariot and buried him in the royal tombs in David's City.
29 Ahaziah had become king of Judah in the eleventh year that Joram son of Ahab was king of Israel.
Queen Jezebel Is Killed
30 Jehu arrived in Jezreel. Jezebel, having heard what had happened, put on eye shadow, arranged her hair, and stood looking down at the street from a window in the palace. 31 As Jehu came through the gate, she called out, “You Zimri! You assassin! Why are you here?”
32 Jehu looked up and shouted, “Who is on my side?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him from a window, 33 and Jehu said to them, “Throw her down!” They threw her down, and her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses. Jehu drove his horses and chariot over her body, 34 entered the palace, and had a meal. Only then did he say, “Take that cursed woman and bury her; after all, she is a king's daughter.” 35 But the men who went out to bury her found nothing except her skull and the bones of her hands and feet. 36 When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “This is what the Lord said would happen, when he spoke through his servant Elijah: ‘Dogs will eat Jezebel's body in the territory of Jezreel. 37 Her remains will be scattered there like dung, so that no one will be able to identify them.’”
Jehus tiek svaidīts par ķēniņu
1 Pravietis Elīša pasauca vienu no praviešu dēliem un sacīja: “Apjoz gurnus, ņem šo eļļas trauku un ej uz Rāmot-Gileādu. 2 Tur nonācis, lūko, kur ir Jehus, Jehošāfāta dēls, Nimšī dēla dēls. Iegājis pie tā, liec tam celties no biedru vidus un ieved viņu guļamistabā, 3 ņem eļļas trauku, izlej to viņam uz galvas un saki: tā saka Kungs: es tevi svaidu par Israēla ķēniņu! Tad atver durvis un nekavējoties bēdz!” 4 Un puisis, jaunais pravietis, gāja uz Rāmot-Gileādu. 5 Viņš iegāja karaspēka virsnieku apspriedē un teica: “Man tev kas jāsaka, virsniek.” Jehus jautāja: “Kuram no mums?” Viņš atbildēja: “Tev, virsniek!” 6 Tad Jehus cēlās, iegāja namā, un tas lēja viņam uz galvas eļļu, sacīdams: “Tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: es tevi svaidu par ķēniņu Kunga tautai Israēlam, 7 un tu apkausi sava kunga Ahāba namu, jo es atriebšu Īzebelei savu kalpu praviešu asinis un visu Kunga kalpu asinis! 8 Viss Ahāba nams ies bojā! Es iznīdēšu Ahābam visus, kas pret mūri mīž, kā brīvo, tā saistīto Israēlā! 9 Ahāba namam es darīšu tāpat kā Jārobāma, Nebāta dēla, namam un Baešas, Ahijas dēla, namam. 10 Suņi rīs Īzebeli Jizreēlas tīrumā, un neviens viņu neapbedīs!” Pēc tam viņš atvēra durvis un bēga.
11 Kad Jehus izgāja pie sava kunga kalpiem, tie viņam jautāja: “Vai viss kārtībā? Kāpēc šis trakais nāca pie tevis?” Viņš tiem teica: “Jūs zināt šo vīru un viņa runu!” 12 Tie sacīja: “Nieki! Stāsti taču mums!” Jehus teica: “Viņš uz mani runāja tā un tā un teica: tā saka Kungs: es tevi svaidu par Israēla ķēniņu!” 13 Tad tie steidzās, ņēma katrs savas drēbes, izklāja zem viņa kājām uz kāpnēm, pūta ragu un sauca: “Jehus ir ķēniņš!”
Israēla ķēniņa Jorāma nāve
14 Jehus, Jehošāfāta dēls, Nimšī dēla dēls, sazvērējās pret Jorāmu. Jorāms ar visu Israēlu bija stāvējis Rāmot-Gileādā pret Arāmas ķēniņu Hazaēlu, 15 pēc tam ķēniņš Jorāms bija atgriezies Jizreēlā sadziedēt ievainojumus, kurus tam cirta aramieši karā pret Arāmas ķēniņu Hazaēlu. Tad Jehus sacīja: “Ja tāda ir jūsu griba, tad lai no pilsētas neizkļūst neviens bēglis, kas varētu iet un to pastāstīt Jizreēlā.” 16 Jehus kāpa ratos un brauca uz Jizreēlu, kur gulēja Jorāms. Un Jūdas ķēniņš Ahazjāhu bija ieradies apciemot Jorāmu. 17 Sargs, kas stāvēja Jizreēlas sargtornī, ieraudzīja nākam Jehus karapulku un sacīja: “Es redzu nākam karapulku.” Jorāms teica: “Ņem jātnieku un sūti pie tiem, lai jautā: kālab nākat?” 18 Jātnieks jāja tam pretī un sacīja: “Tā saka ķēniņš: kālab nākat?” Jehus atbildēja: “Kāda tev daļa, kālab, griez apkārt un seko man!” Tad sargs teica: “Vēstnesis ir nonācis līdz viņiem, bet atpakaļ nejāj.” 19 Tad sūtīja otru jātnieku, viņš nonāca pie tiem un sacīja: “Tā saka ķēniņš: kālab nākat?” Jehus sacīja: “Kāda tev daļa, kālab, griez apkārt un seko man!” 20 Un sargs teica: “Viņš ir nonācis līdz tiem, bet atpakaļ nejāj, bet tas tur brauc gluži kā Jehus, Nimšī dēls, – kā ārprātīgs.” 21 Tad Jorāms sacīja: “Jūdziet!” Tie iejūdza viņa ratus, un Jorāms, Israēla ķēniņš, un arī Ahazjāhu, Jūdas ķēniņš, izbrauca katrs savos ratos. Viņi devās pretī Jehum un sastapās ar to jizreēlieša Nābota laukā. 22 Kad Jorāms ieraudzīja Jehu, viņš jautāja: “Vai viss kārtībā, Jehu?” Viņš atbildēja: “Kas var būt kārtībā, kamēr tavas mātes Īzebeles maucība un burvestība aug augumā!” 23 Tad Jorāms grieza apkārt un bēgot sauca Ahazjāhu: “Nodevība, Ahazjāhu!” 24 Bet Jehus satvēra loku un iešāva Jorāmam starp pleciem, tā ka bulta izgāja cauri viņa sirdij un viņš nokrita savos ratos. 25 Jehus sacīja savam palīgam Bidkaram: “Ņem un nomet to jizreēlieša Nābota laukā, jo atceries, ka mēs abi braucām aiz viņa tēva Ahāba, un Kungs pavēstīja: 26 vai tad vakar es neredzēju Nābota asinis un viņa dēlu asinis? – tā vēstīja Kungs. Es tev to atdarīšu šajā laukā! – tā saka Kungs. Tādēļ ņem viņu un nomet šajā laukā, kā Kungs sacījis!”
Jūdas ķēniņa Ahazjāhu nāve
(2L 22:7–9)27 Jūdas ķēniņš Ahazjāhu to redzēja un bēga pa Bēt-Haganas ceļu, bet Jehus to vajāja un sauca: “Kaujiet arī to kararatos!” Tas bija Gūras augstienē, pie Jibleāmas – viņš bēga uz Megido un nomira tur. 28 Kalpi to aizveda uz Jeruzālemi un apbedīja kapā pie viņa tēviem Dāvida pilsētā.
29 Ahazjāhu bija kļuvis par Jūdas ķēniņu vienpadsmitajā Jorāma, Ahāba dēla, valdīšanas gadā.
Īzebeles nāve
30 Jehus nonāca Jizreēlā. Kad Īzebele to dzirdēja, viņa uzkrāsoja melnas uzacis, skaisti sakārtoja matus un raudzījās pa logu. 31 Kad Jehus ienāca pa vārtiem, viņa sacīja: “Kā klājas, tu, Zimrī, sava kunga slepkava?” 32 Viņš pacēla skatienu uz logu un teica: “Kurš ir ar mani? Kurš?” Un divi vai trīs einuhi paskatījās pa logu uz viņu. 33 Viņš tiem sacīja: “Metiet viņu ārā!” Un tie viņu izmeta ārā. Viņas asinis apslacīja mūri un zirgus, un tie viņu samīdīja. 34 Viņš iegāja iekšā, ēda un dzēra un tad sacīja: “Lūkojiet taču pēc tās nolādētās un apbediet to, jo viņa ir ķēniņa meita.” 35 Tie gāja viņu apbedīt, bet neko neatrada kā vien galvaskausu, kāju stilbus un plaukstas. 36 Tie atgriezās pie Jehus, pastāstīja to viņam, un viņš teica: “Tas ir Kunga vārds, kuru viņš runājis caur savu kalpu, tišbieti Eliju: suņi rīs Īzebeles miesu, 37 un Īzebeles līķis būs mēsli Jizreēlas tīrumā – neviens vairs nevarēs teikt: te ir Īzebele!”
