The watchman said, “I think the first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”
2 Kings 9:20 - Easy To Read Version The guard told Joram, “The second messenger went to the group, but he has not come back yet. There is a man driving his chariot [109] like a mad man. He is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the watchman reported, He came to them, but does not return; also the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously. American Standard Version (1901) And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. Common English Bible The tower guard reported, “The messenger met them, but he isn’t returning. And the style of chariot driving is like Jehu, Nimshi’s son. Jehu drives like a madman.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the watchman gave a report, saying: "He went all the way to them, but he did not return. But their advance is like the advance of Jehu, the son of Nimshi. For he advances precipitously." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the watchman told, saying: He came even to them, but returneth not. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Namsi, for he drives furiously. |
The watchman said, “I think the first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”
{Hazael will kill many bad people.} Jehu will kill anyone that escapes from Hazael’s sword. And Elisha will kill anyone that escapes from Jehu’s sword.
Jehu said, “Come with me. You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord.”
Then Joram sent out a second messenger on a horse. This man came to Jehu’s group and said, “King Joram says, ‘Peace. [108] ’”
When you arrive there, find Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Then go in and make him get up from among his brothers. Take him to an inner room.
Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.
“Look, I made the blacksmith. {\cf2\super [431]} He blows on fire to make it hotter. Then he takes the hot iron and makes the kind of tool he wants to make. In the same way, I made the ‘Destroyer’ that destroys things.
I will make the Babylonian people a strong nation. Those people are mean and powerful fighters. They will march across the earth. They will take houses and cities that don’t belong to them.