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.
• 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.

Context of 2 Kings 9:4

2And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 3Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Yhwh, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth–gilead. 5And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. 6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith Yhwh God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of Yhwh, even over Israel.

2 Kings 9:4 word by word

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ הַנַּ֛עַר הַנַּ֥עַר הַנָּבִ֖יא רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• 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