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2 Kings 9:6

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9:6 So Jehu 1  got up and went inside. Then the prophet 2  poured the olive oil on his head and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘I have designated you as king over the Lord’s people Israel.

2 Kings 17:16

Context
17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God; they made two metal calves and an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the stars in the sky, 3  and worshiped 4  Baal.

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

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn The phrase כָל צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם (khol tsÿvahashamayim), traditionally translated “all the host of heaven,” refers to the heavenly lights, including stars and planets. In 1 Kgs 22:19 these heavenly bodies are pictured as members of the Lord’s royal court or assembly, but many other texts view them as the illegitimate objects of pagan and Israelite worship.

4 tn Or “served.”



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