2 Kings 9:3

9:3 Take the container of olive oil, pour it over his head, and say, ‘This is what the Lord says, “I have designated ¹  you as king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and run away quickly!” ² 

2 Kings 9:13

9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s ³  feet on the steps. ⁴  The trumpet was blown ⁵  and they shouted, “Jehu is ⁶  king!”

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¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

² tn Heb “and open the door and run away and do not delay.”

³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “and they hurried and took, each one his garment, and they placed [them] beneath him on the bone [?] of the steps.” The precise nuance of גֶרֶם (gerem), “bone,” is unclear. Some suggest the nuance “bare” here; it may be a technical architectural term in this context.

⁵ tn Heb “they blew the trumpet.” This has been translated as a passive to avoid the implication that the same ones who shouted had all blown trumpets.

⁶ tn Or “has become.”