וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ שֶׁ֔קֶר הַגֶּד־נָ֖א לָ֑נוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כָּזֹ֤את וְכָזֹאת֙ אָמַ֤ר אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Sinabi nila: “Kasinungalingan iyan! Sabihin mo na sa amin.” At sinabi niya: “Ganito at ganito ang sinabi niya sa akin: ‹Ganito ang sabi ng Walang-Hanggan: Pinahiran kita ng langis bilang hari sa Israel.›”
Rashi
They said, “That is a lie.” [What] you are saying; you are hiding what he said to you.6Yeihu wanted to conceal the prophecy and wait for a more opportune time to reveal it.