KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Kings 9:6 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he arose,” | וַיָּ֙קָם֙ | To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) | arose |
| “and went” | וַיָּבֹ֣א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | and went |
| “into the house;” | הַבַּ֔יְתָה | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “and he poured” | וַיִּצֹ֥ק | Properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard | poured |
| “the oil” | הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן | Grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness | oil |
| “on” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | on |
| “his head,” | רֹאשׁ֑וֹ | The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) | head |
| “and said” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto him, Thus” | כֹּֽה | Properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now | Thus |
| “saith” | אָמַ֤ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saith |
| “the Lord” | יְהוָה֙ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “God” | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “of Israel,” | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “I have anointed” | מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָ | To rub with oil, i.e., to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint | anointed |
| “thee king” | לְמֶ֛לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “over” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | over |
| “the people” | עַ֥ם | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “of the Lord,” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “even” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “over” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | over |
| “Israel.” | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
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4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
5 And 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.
6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.
8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
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