2 Kings 7:9

New American Bible - revised edition

Then they said to one another: “We are not doing right. This is a day of good news, and we are keeping silent. If we wait until morning breaks, we will be blamed. So come, let us go and inform the palace.”

Cross References

2 Kings 5:4

Naaman went and told his master, “This is what the girl from the land of Israel said.”

2 Kings 7:10

They came and summoned the city gatekeepers. They said, “We went to the camp of the Arameans, but no one was there—not a human voice, only the horses and donkeys tethered, and the tents just as they were left.”

2 Kings 7:3

At the city gate four lepers were asking one another, “Why should we sit here until we die?

2 Kings 7:6

The Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots and horses, the sound of a large army, and they had reasoned among themselves, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to fight us.”

2 Kings 7:8

After the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went first into one tent, ate and drank, and took silver, gold, and clothing from it, and went out and hid them. Back they came into another tent, took things from it, and again went out and hid them.

Proverbs 24:16

Though the just fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble from only one mishap.

Isaiah 41:27

“The first news for Zion: here they come,” or, “I will give Jerusalem a herald of good news.”

Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the one bringing good news, Announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, saying to Zion, “Your God is King!”

Numbers 32:23

But if you do not do this, you will have sinned against the Lord, and you can be sure that the consequences of your sin will overtake you.

Luke 2:10

The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

Philippians 2:4

each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others.