KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Kings 9:20
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman!”
WEB World English Bible
The watchman said, “He came to them, and isn’t coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the watchman declareth, saying, ‘He came unto them, and he hath not returned, and the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi, for with madness he driveth.’
Surrounding context — 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?
18 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.
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.
20 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.
21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
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?
23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, [There is] treachery, O Ahaziah.
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וַיַּגֵּ֤דH5046 · na.gadto tellהַצֹּפֶה֙H6822 · tsa.phahto watchלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayבָּ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeעַד־H5704 · adtillאֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413 · elto(wards)וְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotשָׁ֑בH7725 · shuvto return: returnוְהַמִּנְהָ֗גH4491 · min.hagdrivingכְּמִנְהַג֙H4491 · min.hagdrivingיֵה֣וּאH3058 · ye.huJehuבֶן־H1121 · benson: childנִמְשִׁ֔יH5250 · nim.shiNimshiכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforבְשִׁגָּע֖וֹןH7697 · shig.ga.onmadnessיִנְהָֽג׃H5090 · na.hagto lead
Cross-references
2 Samuel 18:27And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and cometh with good tidings.Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.1 Kings 19:17And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.2 Kings 10:16And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.Habakkuk 1:6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.Daniel 11:44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.Habakkuk 3:12Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
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