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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.” And he arose and came into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘(A)I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel. And you shall strike the house of Ahab your master, (B)that I may avenge (C)the blood of My slaves the prophets, and the blood of all the slaves of Yahweh, (D)at the hand of Jezebel.

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  1. 2 Kings 9:5 Lit To whom of us all?