2 Kings 9:13

2 Kings 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
• New International Version (NIV)They quickly took their cloaks and spread them under him on the bare steps. Then they blew the trumpet and shouted, “Jehu is king!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then in haste every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, "Jehu is king."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then each man hastened to take his garment and put it under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, “Jehu is king!”

Context of 2 Kings 9:13

11When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” And he said to them, “You know [very well] the man and his talk.” 12And they said, “It is a lie; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ” Then they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it [as a cushion] under Jehu on the top of the [outside] stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!” 14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram [to dethrone and kill him]. Now Joram with all Israel was protecting Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram (Syria), 15but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to heal from the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your intent, let no one survive and leave the city (Ramoth-gilead) to go and tell of the plan in Jezreel [the capital].”

2 Kings 9:13 word by word

וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ בִּגְד֔וֹ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ תַחְתָּ֖יו אֶל־גֶּ֣רֶם הַֽמַּעֲל֑וֹת וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ מָלַ֥ךְ יֵהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they hastedמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• his garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• under him on the topגֶּ֫רֶםgerem · boneH1634
• of the stairsמַעֲלָהma‛ălâh · stepH4609
• and blewתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• with trumpetsשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Jehuיֵהוּאyêhû' · JehuH3058
• is kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Kings 9:13

• Matthew 21:7and they brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their coats on them; and Jesus sat on the coats.
• Mark 11:7They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and He sat on it.
• Nehemiah 3:15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it [with a roof], and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and [he rebuilt] the wall of the Pool of Shelah (Siloam) by the King’s Garden as far as the stairs that descend [the eastern slope] from [the section of Jerusalem known as] the City of David.
• 2 Samuel 15:10But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’ ”
• 1 Kings 1:34Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
• Psalms 47:5God has ascended amid shouting, The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
• Psalms 98:6With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout with joy before the King, the Lord.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Took every man his garment - This was a ceremony by which they acknowledged him as king; and it was by such a ceremony that the multitudes acknowledged Jesus Christ for the Messiah and King of Israel, a little before his passion: see Matthew 21:7; (note), and the note there. The ceremony was expressive: "As we put our garments under his feet, so we place every thing under his authority, and acknowledge ourselves his servants." On the top of the stairs…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Took every man his garment, and put it under him - The outer cloak of the Jews was a sort of large shawl or blanket, which might well serve for a carpet of state. Such a carpet is commonly represented on the seat of an Assyrian throne in the Nineveh sculptures. The stairs rose against the walI of the house from the pavement of the court to the level of the upper story, or of the roof. At the top of the stairs would be a flat platform, and this would form…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 Those who faithfully deliver the Lord's message to sinners, have in all ages been treated as madmen. Their judgment, speech, and conduct are contrary to those of other men; they endure much in pursuit of objects, and are influenced by motives, into which the others cannot enter. But above all, the charge is brought by the worldly and ungodly of all sorts, who are mad indeed; while the principles and practice of the devoted servants of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The bare steps of the house acted like a throne, and the soldiers' cloaks served as a carpet. Spreading garments this way showed respect (see Matthew 21:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. they hasted, and took every man his garment--the upper cloak which they spread on the ground, as a token of their homage to their distinguished commander (Mt 21:7). top of the stairs--from the room where the prophet had privately anointed Jehu. That general returned to join his brother officers in the public apartment, who, immediately on learning his destined elevation, conducted him to the top of the stairs leading to the roof. This was the most…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 9:13

• Church and State
• Decision
• Enthusiasm
• Jehu
• King
• Trumpet
• Usurpation

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings