2 Kings 9:6

Webster's Bible (1833)

He arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of Yahweh, even over Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַיִּצֹ֥ק הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן אֶל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽ לְמֶ֛לֶךְ אֶל־עַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyāqām and wayyābōʾ the bayətâ and wayyiṣōq the šemen to-rōʾšô and wayyōʾmer to him thus-ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl məšaḥtîkā for melek to-ʿam YHWH to-Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyāqām*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he arose
• *wayyābōʾ*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he entered
• *bayətâ*: noun, masculine singular with directional heh - to the house/into the house
• *wayyiṣōq*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he poured
• *šemen*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the oil
• *rōʾšô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head
• *wayyōʾmer*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - says/has said
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *məšaḥtîkā*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have anointed you
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *ʿam*: noun, masculine singular construct - people of

Word Meanings

• *məšaḥtîkā*: I have anointed you/I am anointing you
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of (despite plural form, refers to singular deity in construct state)

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 19:16 : 16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi shall you anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah shall you anoint to be prophet in your room.
• 2 Kgs 9:3 : 3 Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus says Yahweh, I have anointed you king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and don't wait.
• 2 Chr 22:7 : 7 Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
• Ps 2:6 : 6 "Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion."
• Ps 75:6 : 6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, comes exaltation.
• Isa 45:1 : 1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
• Dan 2:21 : 21 He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;
• Dan 4:17 : 17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.
• Dan 4:32 : 32 and you shall be driven from men; and they dwelling shall be with the animals of the field; you shall be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over you; until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whoever he will.
• Dan 5:20-21 : 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the animals', and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky; until he knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he sets up over it whoever he will.
• Acts 23:18-19 : 18 So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you." 19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
• 1 Kgs 1:34 : 34 and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow you the trumpet, and say, [Long] live king Solomon.
• 1 Kgs 3:8 : 8 Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.
• 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel: because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.
• 1 Kgs 14:7 : 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,
• 1 Kgs 16:2 : 2 Because I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;