Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Then they hurried, and each man took his cloak, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king.”
- 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.
- BSB Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
- 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!”
- NASB Then they hurried, and each man took his garment and put it under him on the bare steps, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”
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Quick answer
The officers spread their cloaks under Jehu, blew the trumpet, and proclaimed, 'Jehu is king.' They publicly acclaimed God's chosen man.
Overview
The spontaneous homage of laying garments on the steps and sounding the trumpet marks Jehu's public enthronement. The army's swift loyalty shows how readily God's purpose gathered support once revealed. This acclamation sets in motion the rapid downfall of Joram and the house of Ahab, all in fulfillment of the LORD's word.
Cross-references & the web
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- Mark 11:7–8They brought the young donkey to Jesus, and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it.
- 1 Kgs 1:39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live king Solomon!”
- 1 Kgs 1:34Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live king Solomon!’
- Ps 47:5–7God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
- Matt 21:7–8and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
- 2 Sam 15:10But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’”
- Ps 98:6With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh.
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