Now Joram had been in Ramoth Gilead with the whole Israelite army, 1 guarding against an invasion by King Hazael of Syria.
9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild 2 and told him, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container 3 of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
1 tn Heb “he and all Israel.”
2 tn Heb “one of the sons of the prophets.”
3 tn Or “flask.”
4 tn Heb “Hear the words of Sennacherib which he sent to taunt the living God.”