Editing Jehu (section)

=== Proclamation as king ===
Jehu was anointed King of Israel by [[Elijah|Elijah the Prophet]] after the Lord spoke to Elijah in the cave in Mt. Sinai / Horeb to the far south. (1 Kings 19:9-15). Then, the Lord commanded Elijah to travel back to the desert of Damascus from Horeb, a trip of ver 250 miles, where he would anoint Jehu. (1 Kings 19:16). The reign of Jehu's predecessor, [[Jehoram of Israel|Jehoram]], was marked by the [[Battle of Ramoth-Gilead]] against the army of the [[Arameans]]. Jehoram was wounded and returned to [[Jezreel (city)|Jezreel]] to recover. He was attended by [[Ahaziah of Judah|Ahaziah]], king of [[kingdom of Judah|Judah]], who was also his nephew, son of his sister [[Athaliah]]. Meanwhile, according to the writer of the Books of Kings, the prophet [[Elisha]] ordered one of his students to go to Ramoth-Gilead and separate Jehu, a military commander at the time, from his companions. There, he was to anoint Jehu as king in an inner chamber and explain to him that he was to act as an agent of [[divine judgment]] against the house of [[Ahab]]. The student followed these instructions, and upon completion he ran away. Jehu initially dismissed the student as a "madman", but nonetheless told his companions about his anointing. His companions later enthusiastically blew their trumpets and proclaimed him their king.<ref name="driscoll">[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08332a.htm Driscoll, James F. "Jehu"], ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]''. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 7 Jan. 2014</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+9%3A1-13&version=NIV|title=2 Kings 9:1-13}}</ref>