2 Kings 9:18 KJV

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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  • Joram and Ahaziah slain by JehuJehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in his work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be known by...

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Cross References

  • 2 Kings 9:19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.
  • 2 Kings 9:22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
  • Isaiah 48:22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
  • Isaiah 59:8 The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
  • Jeremiah 16:5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • JehoramKing of Israel · 896–884 BC
  • JehuKing of Israel · 884–856 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • JehuJehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr 2:38).

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • So there went וַיֵּלֶךְ wayyēlek יָלַךְ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and כֹּה kô Adverb
  • one on horseback רֹכֵב rōkēb רָכַב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular construct הַסּוּס hassûs סוּס Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • to meet לִקְרָאתוֹ liqrāʾtô קִרְאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • him, and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Thus saith אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • peace הֲשָׁלוֹם hăšālôm שָׁלוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with question
  • And Jehu יֵהוּא yēhûʾ יֵהוּא Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • What hast thou to do with peace מַה mah Interrogative לְּךָ lĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular וּלְשָׁלוֹם ûlĕšālôm שָׁלוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition
  • turn סֹב sōb סָבַב Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
  • thee behind אֶל ʾel Preposition אַחֲרָי ʾaḥărāy אַחַר Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular
  • me. And the watchman הַצֹּפֶה haṣṣōpê צָפָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
  • told וַיַּגֵּד wayyaggēd נָגַד Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • saying לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • The messenger הַמַּלְאָךְ hammalʾāk מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • came בָּא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • to them, but he cometh not again עַד ʿad Preposition הֵם hēm Pronoun · third person masculine plural וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and שָׁב šāb שׁוּב Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular

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