12 And they said, “That is not true; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’” 13 Then in haste (A)every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare[a] steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, (B)“Jehu is king.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 9:13 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

12 “That’s not true!” they said. “Tell us.”

Jehu said, “Here is what he told me: ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”

13 They quickly took their cloaks and spread(A) them under him on the bare steps. Then they blew the trumpet(B) and shouted, “Jehu is king!”

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