2 Kings 9:17
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. Elisha sends a young prophet to anoint Jehu son of Jehoshaphat as king of Israel, commanding him to destroy Ahab's house. Jehu is recognized returning to the chariot, rallies the army's support, and drives furiously to Jezreel. Joram king of …
Other Translations
Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
And the watchman is standing on the tower in Jezreel, and seeth the company of Jehu in his coming, and saith, `A company I see;' and Joram saith, `Take a rider and send to meet them, and let him say, Is there peace?'
And the watchman on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu and his band coming, and said, I see a band of people. And Joram said, Send out a horseman to them, and let him say, Is it peace?
Cross References
And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at …
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and …
But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there …
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the …
And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that …
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it …
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is …
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the …