2 Kings

Continues the story of the divided kingdoms, their decline, and eventual exile.

Chapter 9

KJV - 2 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.

A rider went to meet someone with a message from the king asking if there was peace. Jehu replied, "What do you have to do with peace? Go away from me." Then the watchman reported that the messenger had arrived but didn't return.

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