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2 Kings 9:17-22

17 When the lookout standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, he called out, “I see some troops coming.”
“Get a horseman,” Joram ordered. “Send him to meet them and ask, ‘Do you come in peace?’”

18 The horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you come in peace?’”
“What do you have to do with peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”
The lookout reported, “The messenger has reached them, but he isn’t coming back.”

19 So the king sent out a second horseman. When he came to them he said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you come in peace?’”
Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”

20 The lookout reported, “He has reached them, but he isn’t coming back either. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives like a madman.”

21 “Hitch up my chariot,” Joram ordered. And when it was hitched up, Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah rode out, each in his own chariot, to meet Jehu. They met him at the plot of ground that had belonged to Naboth the Jezreelite.

22 When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?”
“How can there be peace,” Jehu replied, “as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”

Cross References for 2 Kings 9:17-22

Habakkuk 2:1 - I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will sa... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:1 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:1

1 Samuel 17:22 - David left his things with the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines and greeted his brot... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:22 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:22

Isaiah 62:6 - I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 62:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 62:6

Isaiah 56:10 - Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;... Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:10

Luke 10:5-6 - “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ Click to read the verse Luke 10:5-6 Click to read the verse Luke 10:5-6

1 Samuel 16:4 - Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled wh... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 16:4

2 Samuel 13:34 - Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. Now the man standing watch looked up and saw many people on the ro... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:34 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:34

2 Samuel 18:24 - While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman went up to the roof of ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 18:24 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 18:24

Isaiah 21:11-12 - A Prophecy Against Edom An oracle concerning Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, w... Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:11-12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:11-12

Isaiah 21:6-9 - This is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees. Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:6-9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:6-9

1 Kings 2:15 - “As you know,” he said, “the kingdom was mine. All Israel looked to me as their king. But thing... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 2:15 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 2:15

2 Kings 9:11 - When Jehu went out to his fellow officers, one of them asked him, “Is everything all right? Why... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:11 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:11

2 Kings 9:19 - So the king sent out a second horseman. When he came to them he said, “This is what the king sa... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:19 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:19

Ezekiel 33:2-9 - “Son of man, speak to your countrymen and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:2-9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:2-9

2 Kings 7:14 - So they selected two chariots with their horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army.... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 7:14 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 7:14

Acts 20:26-31 - Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. Click to read the verse Acts 20:26-31 Click to read the verse Acts 20:26-31