Bible Strands
1 Kings 19:16
You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Elijah immediately after commanding him to anoint Hazael over Aram, issuing a direct commission to establish new leadership in Israel.
The words — The verb תִּמְשַׁח (tim.Shach) means "you will anoint," paired with לְ/מֶלֶךְ (le./Me.lekh) meaning "to king," which formally marks the act of royal consecration.
The thread — The command unfolds as Elijah locates Elisha in 1 Kings 19:19, and later Elisha himself sends a prophet to execute the anointing of Jehu in 2 Kings 9:1.
Why it lands — The passage records a clear transfer of authority through divine designation, requiring the reader to track how each commissioned figure fulfills the stated succession.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 19:19 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
- 2 Kings 2:9 After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
- 2 Kings 9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Kings 2:15 When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
- Judges 7:22 And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
- 1 Kings 4:12 Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
- Luke 4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”