Verse 17

2 Kings 9:17

New Living Translation

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17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!” “Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הַ/צֹּפֶה֩ עֹמֵ֨ד עַֽל הַ/מִּגְדָּ֜ל בְּ/יִזְרְעֶ֗אל וַ/יַּ֞רְא אֶת שִׁפְעַ֤ת יֵהוּא֙ בְּ/בֹא֔/וֹ וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁפְעַ֖ת אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹרָ֗ם קַ֥ח רַכָּ֛ב וּֽ/שְׁלַ֥ח לִ/קְרָאתָ֖/ם וְ/יֹאמַ֥ר הֲ/שָׁלֽוֹם

English Translation

And the watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel and saw Jehu's arrival, and he said, "I see a group." And Joram said, "Take a chariot and send to meet them, and let him say, 'Is it peace?'"

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Chapter 9 Context

1 Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. “Get ready to travel,”... Focus ↗

2 and find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Call him into a private room away from his friends, Focus ↗

3 and pour the oil over his head. Say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you to be the king... Focus ↗

4 So the young prophet did as he was told and went to Ramoth-gilead. Focus ↗

5 When he arrived there, he found Jehu sitting around with the other army officers. “I have a message... Focus ↗

6 So Jehu left the others and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over Jehu’s h... Focus ↗

7 You are to destroy the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder of my prop... Focus ↗

8 The entire family of Ahab must be wiped out. I will destroy every one of his male descendants, slave... Focus ↗

9 I will destroy the family of Ahab as I destroyed the families of Jeroboam son of Nebat and of Baasha... Focus ↗

10 Dogs will eat Ahab’s wife Jezebel at the plot of land in Jezreel, and no one will bury her.” Then th... Focus ↗

11 Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is eve... Focus ↗

12 “You’re hiding something,” they said. “Tell us.” So Jehu told them, “He said to me, ‘This is what th... Focus ↗

13 Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu... Focus ↗

14 So Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, led a conspiracy against King Joram. (Now Joram had been... Focus ↗

15 But King Joram was wounded in the fighting and returned to Jezreel to recover from his wounds.) So J... Focus ↗

16 Then Jehu got into a chariot and rode to Jezreel to find King Joram, who was lying there wounded. Ki... Focus ↗

17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “...

18 So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, “The king wants to know if you are coming in peace.” J... Focus ↗

19 So the king sent out a second horseman. He rode up to them and said, “The king wants to know if you... Focus ↗

20 The watchman exclaimed, “The messenger has met them, but he isn’t returning either! It must be Jehu... Focus ↗

21 “Quick! Get my chariot ready!” King Joram commanded. Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of J... Focus ↗

22 King Joram demanded, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as... Focus ↗

23 Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!” Focus ↗

24 But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank... Focus ↗

25 Jehu said to Bidkar, his officer, “Throw him into the plot of land that belonged to Naboth of Jezree... Focus ↗

26 ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the LORD, for the murder of... Focus ↗

27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode... Focus ↗

28 His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City... Focus ↗

29 Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab. Focus ↗

30 When Jezebel, the queen mother, heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fix... Focus ↗

31 When Jehu entered the gate of the palace, she shouted at him, “Have you come in peace, you murderer?... Focus ↗

32 Jehu looked up and saw her at the window and shouted, “Who is on my side?” And two or three eunuchs... Focus ↗

33 “Throw her down!” Jehu yelled. So they threw her out the window, and her blood spattered against the... Focus ↗

34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Afterward he said, “Someone go and bury this curse... Focus ↗

35 But when they went out to bury her, they found only her skull, her feet, and her hands. Focus ↗

36 When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spok... Focus ↗

37 Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 9 (37 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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