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Then the prophet Elisha called a member of the company of prophets 1 and said to him, "Gird up your loins; take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
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When you arrive, look there for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi; go in and get him to leave his companions, and take him into an inner chamber.
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Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and say, "Thus says the
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So the young man, the young prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
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He arrived while the commanders of the army were in council, and he announced, "I have a message for you, commander." "For which one of us?" asked Jehu. "For you, commander."
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So Jehu 2 got up and went inside; the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, "Thus says the
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When Jehu came back to his master's officers, they said to him, "Is everything all right? Why did that madman come to you?" He answered them, "You know the sort and how they babble."
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They said, "Liar! Come on, tell us!" So he said, "This is just what he said to me: "Thus says the