Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, “The king says, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!”
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Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, “The king says, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!”
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Then 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.
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Then he sent out a second on horseback, who 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.'
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 9:19 Then he sent out a second on…
2Ki 9:19 Then 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.
Ver. 19. What hast thou to do with peace?] Heb., What is it to thee and peace? Trouble not thyself and me with such inquiries; I myself will answer Joram.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it came to pass, when Joram saw, Jehu,…
And it came to pass, when Joram saw, Jehu, that he said, is it peace, Jehu?.... Have things gone well at Ramothgilead? art thou come in triumph from thence? or obliged to fly from the Syrians? or art thou come in a peaceable, or in an hostile manner to me?
and he answered, what peace; canst thou expect at home or abroad, from me or others:
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so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? which may be understood both literally of corporeal whoredom, and diabolical arts she was addicted to, and figuratively of idolatry, often called whoredom in Scripture, and of the wicked arts and methods she made use of to inveigle and entice persons into it; and both these very often went together; see Nah 3:4 and of which Joram was guilty, at least in part; he connived at all in her, and did not attempt to restrain her, and therefore had no claim to peace, protection, and safety.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) Then.—Literally, And he sent a second rider of…
(19) Then.—Literally, And he sent a second rider of a horse.
Is it peace?—So the versions, many editions, and some MSS. The ordinary Hebrew text gives it as a salutation: “Peace!” but wrongly. Joram is still unsuspicious of evil. Some accident might have detained his first messenger.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Then he sent out a second on horseback. Persistency…
Then he sent out a second on horseback. Persistency in a course shown by experience to be futile was characteristic of the sons of Ahab and Jezebel. (compare the conduct of Ahaziah, as described in 2Ki_1:9, 2Ki_1:11, 2Ki_1:13) Which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? Exactly the same inquiry as before, and no doubt in the same sense (see the comment on ver. 17). Jehu, addressed with the same words thinks it sufficient to give the same answer. His object is to lose no time, but to reach the king as quickly as possible. And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then he sent out a second man on horseback,…
Then he sent out a second man on horseback, who came to them
"Then king Joram sent a second messenger riding a horse, who went out to meet Jehu and his army"
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a second man
Joram had already sent one man. This was the next. AT: "another man" (See: Ordinal Numbers)
What have you to do with peace?
Jehu uses this rhetorical question to tell the messenger that it is none of his concern if he comes in peace or not. This may be written as a statement. See how you translated this question in 2 Kings 9:18. AT: "It is not your concern if I have come in peace!" or "It is not for you to know if I have come in peace!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
For the way that the chariot is being driven is the way that Jehu son of Nimshi drives
This may be stated in active form. AT: "Because the driver of the chariot drives the same way that Jehu son of Nimshi drives" (See: Active or Passive)
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