2 Kings 9:4

2 Kings 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth–gilead.
• New International Version (NIV)So the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead.

Context of 2 Kings 9:4

2And when you arrive, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. 3Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not linger." So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, "I have a word for you, O commander." And Jehu said, "To which of us all?" And he said, "To you, O commander." 6So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.

2 Kings 9:4 word by word

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ הַנַּ֛עַר הַנַּ֥עַר הַנָּבִ֖יא רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the young manנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Ramoth)-gileadH1568
• to Ramoth–gileadרָמֹתrâmôth gil‛âd râmôth gil‛âd · Ramoth (Gilead)H7433

Commentaries on 2 Kings 9:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The young man the prophet - This should be translated, The servant of the prophet; that is, the servant which Elisha now had in place of Gehazi.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10The young prophet explained to Jehu how to carry out God's judgment against Ahab's family (see 1 Kings 21:20–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. So the young man ... went to Ramoth-gilead--His ready undertaking of this delicate and hazardous mission was an eminent proof of his piety and obedience. The act of anointing being done through a commissioned prophet, was a divine intimation of his investiture with the sovereign power. But it was sometimes done long prior to the actual possession of the throne (1Sa 16:13); and, in like manner, the commission had, in this instance, been given also a…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 9:4

• Church and State
• Enthusiasm
• Jehu
• Ramoth-Gilead

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Ramoth
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Elijah
• Jehoram
• Perish
• Prophet
• Sink
• Tire

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