Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
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Gill's Exposition
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head,.... When in the chamber together alone:
and say, thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel; which was done, not with the anointing…
Barnes' Notes
Flee, and tarry not - The probable object of these directions was at once to prevent questioning, and to render the whole thing more striking.
We have here the anointing of Jehu to be king, who was, at this time, a commander (probably commander-in-chief) of the forces employed at Ramoth-Gilead, Kg2 9:14. There he was fighting for the king…
Cambridge Bible
Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee -God who would not countenance (by anointing) the erection of that usurped throne, would countenance the alteration. Or is it that by this visible testimony…
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