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2 Kings 9:22

JehuJezebelJoram

20 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.

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?”

23 Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”

24 Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.

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BSB
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?”
KJV
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
WEB
When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace, so long as the prostitution of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft abound?”
ASV
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
DARBY
And it came to pass when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he said, What peace, so long as the fornications of thy mother Jezebel and her sorceries are so many?
BLB
And it came to pass, when Jehoram saw Jehu, that he said, “Is [it] peace, Jehu?” And he said, “What peace [is], during the prostitution of Jezebel your mother and her many witchcrafts?”
ÅB
Da Joram fikk øye på Jehu, spurte han: Kommer du med fred, Jehu? Han svarte: Hvordan kan du tale om fred så lenge din mor Jesabel holder på med sitt horelevnet og sine mange trolldomskunster?
OTB
Da Joram så Jehu, sa han, “Er det fred, Jehu?” Og han svarte, “Hvordan kan det være fred, så lenge din mor Jesabels horeliv og hennes trolldomskunster er så mange?”
B1930
Da Joram fikk øie på Jehu, spurte han: Kommer du med fred, Jehu? Han svarte: Hvorledes kan du tale om fred så lenge din mor Jesabel holder på med sitt horelevnet og sine mange trolldomskunster?

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  • Nahum 3:4

    because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.

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  • 2 Chronicles 21:13

    but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.

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  • 1 Kings 16:30–33

    However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

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  • 1 Kings 19:1–2

    Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

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  • Revelation 2:20–23

    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

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  • 1 Kings 21:8–10

    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

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  • Revelation 18:3

    All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

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  • 1 Kings 18:4

    for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

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