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.
• 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!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”

Context of 2 Kings 9:13

11When Jehu went out to his fellow officers, one of them asked him, “Is everything all right? Why did this maniac come to you?” “You know the man and the sort of things he says,” Jehu replied. 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.’ ” They quickly took their cloaks and spread them under him on the bare steps. Then they blew the trumpet and shouted, “Jehu is king!” 14So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth Gilead against Hazael king of Aram, 15but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds the Arameans had inflicted on him in the battle with Hazael king of Aram.) Jehu said, “If you desire to make me king, don’t let anyone slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel.”

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 21:7They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.
• Mark 11:7When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
• Nehemiah 3:15The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.
• 2 Samuel 15:10Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’ ”
• 1 Kings 1:34There have Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel. Blow the trumpet and shout, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
• Psalms 47:5God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.
• Psalms 98:6with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy before the Lord, the King.

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

In the dictionaries

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• Jezebel
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• Tire
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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