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the servants of his master
This refers to the other officers who were serving King Ahab.
mad fellow
"crazy man"
You know the man and the kinds of things he says
Jehu says that he is a young prophet and they all are familiar with the kinds of things young prophets generally say. AT: "You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say"
Tell us
"Tell us what he said"
He said this and that to me
"He talked about some things"
took off his outer garment and put it under Jehu
In this culture, putting clothing on the ground was a way of honoring the king, so that his feet would not touch the dirty ground. AT: "took off their outer clothes and put them in front of Jehu for him to walk on" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
They blew the trumpet and said
Not every man blew a trumpet. It is likely only one man blew a trumpet. AT: "One of them blew the trumpet and they all said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)