Make ready - This literally means, (as noted in the margin) “Blind,” that is, “Harness the horses to the chariot.” The king had no suspicion…

Make ready. —Literally, bind—that is, the horses to the chariot.

And his chariot was made ready. …

And Joram said, make ready The chariot, put to the horses; bind them, as the word signifies, to the chariot: …

Jehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in His work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be…