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2 Kings 9:18

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9:18So the horseman39 went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’ ”40 Jehu replied, “None of your business!41 Follow me.” The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but hasn’t started back.”

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  1. 39 Heb “the rider of the horse.”
  2. 40 Heb “Is there peace?”
  3. 41 Heb “What concerning you and concerning peace?” That is, “What concern is that to you?”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So a man on horseback went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’ ” And Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” And the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king says: ‘Do you come in peace?’ ”

“What do you have to do with peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”

The lookout reported, “The messenger has reached them, but he isn’t coming back.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So a horseman went to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Do you come in peace?’ ”

Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”

The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them but hasn’t started back.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So a horseman went out to meet Jehu and said, “The king wants to know if you are coming in peace.”

Jehu replied, “What do you know about peace? Fall in behind me!”

The watchman called out to the king, “The messenger has met them, but he’s not returning.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So the rider of the horse went out to meet him, and he said, “Thus the king asks, ‘Is it peace?’ ” Then Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn after me.” Then the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger went up to them, but he did not return.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.