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2 Kings 9:17
International Standard Version
2 Kings 9:17
International Standard Version
17 While the watchman was standing guard in the tower at Jezreel, he watched Jehu’s entourage arrive. So he called out, “I see a group arriving.”
Joram ordered, “Take a horseman, send him out to meet them, and have him ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”[a]
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- 2 Kings 9:17 Lit. The peace; i.e. a general inquiry of welfare
2 Kings 9:17
New International Version
2 Kings 9:17
New International Version
17 When the lookout(A) standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, he called out, “I see some troops coming.”
“Get a horseman,” Joram ordered. “Send him to meet them and ask, ‘Do you come in peace?(B)’”
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