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1 Kings 19:16

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And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael [to be] king over Syria:	And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint [to be] king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint [to be] prophet in thy room.	And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Jehu^H3058 the son^H1121 of Nimshi^H5250 shalt thou anoint^H4886 to be king^H4428 over Israel^H3478: and Elisha^H477 the son^H1121 of Shaphat^H8202 of Abelmeholah^H65 shalt thou anoint^H4886 to be prophet^H5030 in thy room.

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Original Hebrew

וְאֵת יֵהוּא בֶן־נִמְשִׁי תִּמְשַׁח לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת־אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן־שָׁפָט מֵאָבֵל מְחֹולָה תִּמְשַׁח לְנָבִיא תַּחְתֶּיךָ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אֵת֙	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
יֵה֣וּא	ye.Hu'	H3058	HNp	Jehu
בֶן	ven-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
נִמְשִׁ֔י	nim.Shi	H5250	HNp	Nimshi
תִּמְשַׁ֥ח	tim.Shach	H4886	HVqi2ms	you will anoint
לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְ	le./Me.lekh	H4428	HR/Ncmsa	to/ king
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	over
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
אֱלִישָׁ֤ע	'e.li.Sha'	H477	HNp	Elisha
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
שָׁפָט֙	sha.Fat	H8202	HNp	Shaphat
מֵ/אָבֵ֣ל	me./'a.Vel	H65	HR/Np	from/ Abel
מְחוֹלָ֔ה	me.cho.Lah	H65	HNp	Meholah
תִּמְשַׁ֥ח	tim.Shach	H4886	HVqi2ms	you will anoint
לְ/נָבִ֖יא	le./na.Vi'	H5030	HR/Ncmsa	to/ prophet
תַּחְתֶּֽי/ךָ	tach.Tei./kha	H8478	HR/Sp2ms	in place of/ you

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H65 — אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה (ʼÂbêl Mᵉchôwlâh, aw-bale' mekh-o-law'): from אָבֵל and מְחֹלָהxlit mᵉchôwlâh corrected to mᵉchôlâh; meadow of dancing; Abel-Mecholah, a place in Palestine; Abel-meholah.
• H477 — אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, el-ee-shaw'): contracted for אֱלִישׁוּעַ.; Elisha, the famous prophet; Elisha.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H3058 — יֵהוּא (Yêhûwʼ, yay-hoo'): from יְהֹוָה and הוּא; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites; Jehu.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4886 — מָשַׁח (mâshach, maw-shakh'): a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint; anoint, paint.
• H5030 — נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'): from נָבָא; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
• H5250 — נִמְשִׁי (Nimshîy, nim-shee'): probably from מָשָׁה; extricated; Nimshi, the (grand-) father of Jehu; Nimshi.
• H8202 — שָׁפָט (Shâphâṭ, shaw-fawt'): from שָׁפַט; judge; Shaphat, the name of four Israelites; Shaphat.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
• H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Abelmeholah — Judges 7:22, 1 Kings 4:12
• Elisha — 1 Kings 19:19-21, Luke 4:27
• Jehu — 2 Kings 9:1-3, 2 Kings 9:6-14

Reciprocal references (12): Joshua 1:1, Judges 9:9, 1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Kings 1:34, 2 Kings 2:1, 2 Kings 9:2, 2 Kings 9:3, 1 Chronicles 16:22, 2 Chronicles 22:7, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 105:15, Amos 2:11

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ANOINTING, ELISHA, ISRAEL-THE JEWS, JEHU, LEADERS, RELIGIOUS, SILENCE-SPEECH
• Torrey’s: ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, ANOINTING, SACRED
• Nave’s: ABEL-MEHOLAH, ANOINTING, DOUBTING, ELIJAH, ELISHA, JEHU, MINISTER, Christian, SHAPHAT

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