The Meaning of 2 Kings 9:3 Explained

2 Kings 9:3

KJV: 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.

YLT: and taken the vial of oil, and poured on his head, and said, Thus said Jehovah, I have anointed thee for king unto Israel; and thou hast opened the door, and fled, and dost not wait.'

Darby: then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head and say, Thus saith Jehovah: I have anointed thee king over Israel; and open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

ASV: Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

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What is the context of 2 Kings 9:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Kings 9:3 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 9:1-13 - The Avenger Of Blood Anointed

Youth is always being called upon to gird up its loins, and dare to fulfill its commissions without fear of man. We are not to tarry to hear what men say of us. The King's business requires haste. Do your work and flee, before the world can scare you by its threats or cajole you by its blandishments. You have one Master, one errand: do it, and get back into His presence!

God has His appointed instruments to carry out His plans, 1 Kings 19:17. The King will avenge His own elect, though He bear long with their oppressors. Sooner or later His sentence will be executed. His servants are often accounted mad, but whether we are beside ourselves, it is to God! 2 Corinthians 5:13. Naturally his fellow-officers were astonished that Jehu should have dealings with one whose garb and bearing indicated his religious character. It is not usual for God's servants to penetrate a camp with such a message; and yet how striking would be the effect if only we could announce to the strong, swift-acting, vehement-hearted leaders of the age, that a higher vocation awaited them than they had ever conceived, and that God's anointing was within their reach. "I have anointed thee to be a king." [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 9

¹ Elisha sends a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu at Ramoth Gilead
⁴ The prophet having done his message, flees
¹¹ Jehu, being made king by the soldiers, kills Joram in the field of Naboth
²⁷ Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and buried at Jerusalem
³⁰ Proud Jezebel is thrown down out of a window, and eaten by dogs

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 9:3 mean?

and take the flask of oil and pour [it] on his head and say thus says Yahweh I have anointed you king over Israel And open the door and flee and not do delay

וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ פַךְ־ הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ עַל־ רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ כֹּֽה־ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ הַדֶּ֛לֶת וְנַ֖סְתָּה וְלֹ֥א תְחַכֶּֽה

וְלָקַחְתָּ֤	and take
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
פַךְ־	the flask
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פַּךְ Sense: vial, flask.
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙	of oil
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁמֶן Sense: fat, oil.
וְיָצַקְתָּ֣	and pour [it]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָצַק Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	his head
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙	and say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כֹּֽה־	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֣ר	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֔ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ	I have anointed you
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular Root: מָשַׁח Sense: to smear, anoint, spread a liquid.
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ	king
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֶל־	over
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וּפָתַחְתָּ֥	And open
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: פָּתַח Sense: to open.
הַדֶּ֛לֶת	the door
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: דַּל Sense: door, gate.
וְנַ֖סְתָּה	and flee
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: נוּס Sense: to flee, escape.
וְלֹ֥א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
תְחַכֶּֽה	do delay
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: חָכָה Sense: to wait, wait for, await.

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