look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
2 Kings 10:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they were exceedingly afraid and reasoned, The two kings could not stand before [Jehu]; how then can we stand? American Standard Version (1901) But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? Common English Bible But they were frozen with fear. They said, “Not even two kings could resist him! How can we?” Catholic Public Domain Version But they were vehemently afraid, and they said: "Behold, two kings were not able to stand before him. So how will we be able to withstand him?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold, two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist? |
look ye out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. An Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
Fury is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of Jordan against the strong habitation: but I will suddenly make him run away from her; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over her: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me?
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?