And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. (2 Kings 9:5)
Evidently Jehu was in charge of the gathering. He was now the commander of the forces of Israel. At the time of the king’s departure from Ramoth-gilead, the city may not yet have fallen, for fighting was still in progress. The king may have used his wound as a pretext to get away from the army and avoid the rigors and dangers of battle. Jehu continued to press the siege and ultimately succeeded in capturing the city. Throughout Israel he would be regarded as a national hero.
Were sitting.
Probably in the court, for according to the next verse Jehu, upon being informed that the message was for him, “went into the house.”