II Kings 9:18
“So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 9:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not back.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ist es Friede? Da ritt der Berittene ihm entgegen und sprach: So spricht der König: Ist es Friede? Und Jehu sprach: Was hast du mit dem Frieden zu schaffen? Wende dich hinter mich! Und der Wächter berichtete und sprach: Der Bote ist bis zu ihnen gekommen und kehrt nicht zurück.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Fué pues el de á caballo á reconocerlos, y dijo: El rey dice así: ¿Hay paz? Y Jehú le dijo: ¿Qué tienes tú que ver con la paz? vuélvete tras mí. El atalaya dió luego aviso, diciendo: El mensajero llegó hasta ellos, y no vuelve.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Foi pois o cavaleiro a reconhecê-los, e disse: O rei diz assim: Há paz? E Jeú lhe disse: Que tens tu que ver com a paz? Sai da minha frente. O atalaia deu logo aviso, dizendo: O mensageiro chegou até eles, e não volta.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Assim Jeú disse: "O que tu tens a ver com a paz? Vira-te e cavalga atrás de mim". Então, o vigia contou ao rei: "O mensageiro os encontrou, mas ele não está retornando".
📖 II Kings 9:18 in Context
16So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
17And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
18So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
19Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
20And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
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