2 Kings 7:9

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news; if we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household.”

Cross References

2 Kings 5:4

So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the maiden from the land of Israel.”

2 Kings 7:10

So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.”

2 Kings 7:3

Now there were four men who were lepers at the entrance to the gate; and they said to one another, “Why do we sit here till we die?

2 Kings 7:6

For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots, and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come upon us.”

2 Kings 7:8

And when these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into a tent, and ate and drank, and they carried off silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back, and entered another tent, and carried off things from it, and went and hid them.

Proverbs 24:16

for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Isaiah 41:27

I first have declared it to Zion, and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good tidings.

Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

Nahum 1:15

Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, fulfil your vows, for never again shall the wicked come against you, he is utterly cut off.

Numbers 32:23

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.

Luke 2:10

And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people;

Philippians 2:4

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.