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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the young man, the servant of the 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

2When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go to him, get him away from his companions and take him into an inner room. 3Then take the flask and pour the oil on his head and declare, ‘This is what the Lord says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run; don’t delay!” So the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead. 5When he arrived, he found the army officers sitting together. “I have a message for you, commander,” he said. “For which of us?” asked Jehu. “For you, commander,” he replied. 6Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the prophet poured the oil on Jehu’s head and declared, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the Lord’s people 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
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Elijah
• Jehoram
• Perish
• Prophet
• Sink
• Tire
• Chronology of the Old Testament

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