2 Kings 9:18

New International Reader's Version

The horseman rode out to where Jehu was. He said, “The king asks, ‘Are you coming in peace?’ ” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu answered. “Get in line behind me.” The lookout reported, “The messenger has reached them. But he isn’t coming back.”

Cross References

2 Kings 9:17

A lookout was standing on the roof of the tower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu’s troops approaching. So he called out, “I see some troops coming.” “Get a horseman,” Joram ordered. “Send him to ride out to them. Have him ask, ‘Are you coming in peace?’ ”

2 Kings 9:19

So the king sent out a second horseman. When he came to them, he said, “The king asks, ‘Are you coming in peace?’ ” Jehu replied, “What do you know about peace? Get in line behind me.”

2 Kings 9:22

When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “Have you come here in peace, Jehu?” “Your mother Jezebel worships statues of gods,” Jehu replied. “She also worships evil powers. The evil things she does have spread everywhere. As long as all of that goes on, how can there be peace?”

2 Kings 9:31

Jehu entered the gate below. Jezebel said to him, “You are just like Zimri. You murdered your master. Have you come here in peace?”

Isaiah 48:22

“There is no peace for those who are evil,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 59:8

They don’t know how to live at peace with others. What they do isn’t fair. They lead twisted lives. No one who lives like that will enjoy peace and rest.

Jeremiah 16:5

The Lord says, “Jeremiah, suppose a meal is being served because someone has died. Do not enter any house where that is happening. Do not go there to mourn or to comfort the family. I will not bless these people anymore. I have taken my love and pity away from them,” announces the Lord.

Romans 3:17

They do not know how to live in peace.” (Isaiah 59:7,8)