“That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!” So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, and he said, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”
Parallel translations
- WEB They said, “That is a lie. Tell us now.” He said, “He said to me, ‘Yahweh says, I have anointed you king over Israel.’”
- KJV And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
- NKJV And they said, “A lie! Tell us now.” So he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ”
- NASB And they said, “It is a lie; tell us now.” And he said, “Such and such he said to me, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ”
- NLT “You’re hiding something,” they said. “Tell us.” So Jehu told them, “He said to me, ‘This is what the Lord says: I have anointed you to be king over Israel.’”
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Quick answer
Pressed by his comrades, Jehu told them the prophet had declared him anointed king over Israel. The divine appointment came into the open.
Overview
Jehu finally reveals the prophet's words, repeating the declaration of his anointing as king. The officers' insistence and Jehu's disclosure move the secret commission toward public action. This transition shows how God's quiet word, once spoken, advances into the open events of history to accomplish His declared purpose.
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