2 Kings 9:1-3

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

Anointing of Jehu

9 Then the prophet Elisha called a member of the company of prophets^[a] and said to him, ‘Gird up your loins; take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. ² 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. ³ Then take the flask of oil, 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.’