2 Kings 9:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So the messenger rode on a horse to meet Jehu. The messenger said, “King Joram says, ‘Do you come in peace?’” Jehu said, “You have nothing to do with peace. Come and follow me.” The guard told Joram, “The messenger went to the group, but he has not come back yet.”

Cross References

2 Kings 9:22

Joram saw Jehu and asked, “Do you come in peace, Jehu?” Jehu answered, “There is no peace as long as your mother Jezebel does many acts of prostitution and witchcraft.”

2 Kings 9:19

Then Joram sent out a second messenger on a horse. This man came to Jehu’s group and said, “King Joram says, ‘Peace.’” Jehu answered, “You have nothing to do with peace. Come and follow me.”

Romans 3:17

They don’t know how to live in peace.” Isaiah 59:7-8

Jeremiah 16:5

So the Lord says, “Jeremiah, don’t go into a house where people are eating a funeral meal. Don’t go there to cry for the dead or to show your sorrow. Don’t do these things, because I have taken back my blessing. I will not be kind to the people of Judah. I will not feel sorry for them.” This message is from the Lord.

Isaiah 59:8

You don’t know how to live in peace. You don’t do what is right and fair. You are crooked, and anyone who lives like that will never know true peace.

Isaiah 48:22

But the Lord also said, “There is no peace for evil people.”

2 Kings 9:17

A guard was standing on the tower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu’s large group coming. He said, “I see a large group of people!” Joram said, “Send someone on a horse to meet them. Tell this messenger to ask if they come in peace.”

2 Kings 9:31

Jehu entered the city. Jezebel said, “Hello, you Zimri. You killed your master just as he did.”