2 Kings 9:17

God's Word

The watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops coming. He said, “I see some troops.” So Joram said, “Take a chariot driver, send him to meet them, and ask, ‘Is everything alright?’ ”

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:34

Absalom has fled.” When the servant who kept watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road beside the mountain west of him.

2 Samuel 18:24

David was sitting between the two gates while the watchman walked along the roof of the gate by the wall. As he looked, he saw a man running alone.

1 Kings 2:15

He said, “You know the kingship was mine. All Israel expected me to be their king. But the kingship has been turned over to my brother because the Lord gave it to him.

2 Kings 7:14

So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them to follow the Aramean army and told them to find out what happened.

2 Kings 9:11

Jehu came out to his master’s officials. One of them asked him, “Is everything alright? Why did this lunatic come to you?” He answered, “You know the man and the kind of things he says.”

2 Kings 9:16

So Jehu got on his chariot and drove to Jezreel because Joram was lying in bed there. (King Ahaziah of Judah had come to see Joram.)

2 Kings 9:18

So a chariot driver rode off, met Jehu, and said, “The king asks, ‘Is everything alright?’ ” Jehu replied, “Why should that matter to you? Follow me.” So the watchman announced, “The messenger you sent has reached them, but he isn’t coming back.”

2 Kings 9:19

Then Joram sent out a second driver. When he came to them, he said, “The king asks, ‘Is everything alright?’ ” Jehu replied, “Why should that matter to you? Follow me.”

Isaiah 56:10

⌞Israel’s⌟ watchmen are blind. None of them know anything. All of them are like dogs that are unable to bark. They lie around dreaming; they love to sleep.

Isaiah 62:6

I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day or night. Whoever calls on the Lord, do not give yourselves any rest,

1 Samuel 16:4

Samuel did what the Lord told him. When he came to Bethlehem, the leaders of the city, trembling with fear, greeted him and said, “May peace be with you.”

1 Samuel 17:22

David left the supplies behind in the hands of the quartermaster, ran to the battle line, and greeted his brothers.