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2 Kings 9:20

JehuNimshi

18 So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”

19 So the king sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”

Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi —he is driving like a madman!”

21 “Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi —he is driving like a madman!”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
The watchman said, “He came to them, and isn’t coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”
ASV
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
DARBY
And the watchman told saying, He came to them, and does not return. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously.
BLB
And the watchman declared, saying, “He went up even to them and is not coming back. And the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi, for he drives with madness!”
ÅB
Vekteren meldte det og sa: Han har nådd fram til dem, men kommer ikke tilbake. Etter måten de farer fram på, ser det ut som det kunne være Jehu, Nimsis sønn; for han farer fram som en rasende.
OTB
Og vakten rapporterte, “Han nådde dem, men han kom ikke tilbake. Og kjøringen er som Jehu, sønn av Nimsi, for han kjører med stor intensitet.”
B1930
Vekteren meldte det og sa: Han har nådd frem til dem, men kommer ikke tilbake. Efter måten de farer frem på, ser det ut som det kunde være Jehu, Nimsis sønn; for han farer frem som en rasende.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 18:27

    The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

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  • Daniel 11:44

    But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.

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  • Habakkuk 1:6

    For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans — that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.

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  • 2 Kings 10:16

    saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.

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  • Habakkuk 3:12

    You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.

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  • 1 Kings 19:17

    Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

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  • Isaiah 54:16

    Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

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