7. You are to kill your master the king, that son of Ahab, so that I may punish Jezebel for murdering my prophets and my other servants.
8. All Ahab's family and descendants are to die; I will get rid of every male in his family, young and old alike.
9. I will treat his family as I did the families of King Jeroboam of Israel and of King Baasha of Israel.
10. Jezebel will not be buried; her body will be eaten by dogs in the territory of Jezreel.’ ” After saying this, the young prophet left the room and fled.
11. Jehu went back to his fellow-officers, who asked him, “Is everything all right? What did that crazy fellow want with you?”“You know what he wanted,” Jehu answered.
12. “No we don't!” they replied. “Tell us what he said!”“He told me that the Lord proclaims: ‘I anoint you king of Israel.’ ”