A reading from the book of Second Kings.

Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him,

Tie up your garments, and take this flask of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth Gilead.

And when you arrive, look there for Jehu, the son of Jehooshaphat, son of Nimshai,

and go in and have him rise from among his fellows and lead him to an inner chamber,

then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say,

Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel, then open the door and flee, do not linger.

So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead, and when he came,

behold, the commanders of the army were in council, and head, and when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were

in council, and he said, I have a word for you, O commander, and Jehu said, to which of us all? And he said,

to you, O commander. So he arose and went into the house, and the young man poured the oil on his head,

saying to him, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king

over the people of the Lord, over Israel, and you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master,

so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants, the prophets, and the blood of all the

servants of the Lord. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel, and I will make the house of the Lord. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free,

in Israel, and I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the

house of Beyesha, the son of Ahijah, and the dog shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezrael,

and none shall bury her. Then he opened the door and fled.

When Jahu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him,

"'Is all well, why did this mad fellow come to you?' And he said to them,

"'You know the fellow and his talk.' And they said, "'That is not true. Tell us now.'

And he said, "'Thus and so he spoke to me saying,

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