ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Kgs 9:3
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2 Kgs 9:3

9:3 take . . . oil and pour it on his head. Elisha directs one of the prophets to perform a ritual of anointing used to designate a (future) king (11:12; 23:30; 1 Sam. 9:16; 10:1; 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:7).