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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?
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Verse 17 is found in chapter 9 of 2 Kings. Jehu arrives at Jezreel and encounters Joram and Ahaziah. Joram asks whether there is peace, but Jehu connects the absence of peace with Jezebel’s idolatries. Joram attempts to escape and is mortally wounded. Ahaziah also dies after fleeing. The deaths fulfill the general direction of the judgment pronounced against Ahab’s house. The narrative links the dynasty’s politics, violence, and idolatry: peace cannot be defined simply as the absence of war when the power structure remains committed to practices the narrator considers rebellion against God.
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Compare 2 Kings 9:17 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Der Wächter aber, der auf dem Turm zu Jesreel stand, sah den Haufen Jehus kommen und sprach: Ich sehe einen Haufen. Da sprach Joram: Nimm einen Reiter und sende ihnen entgegen und sprich: Ist's Friede?
Español · RVR1909 Y el atalaya que estaba en la torre de Jezreel, vio la cuadrilla de Jehú, que venía, y dijo: Yo veo una cuadrilla. Y Joram dijo: Toma uno de a caballo, y envía a reconocerlos, y que les diga: ¿Hay paz?
Español · NTBT El centinela que estaba en la torre de Jezreel vio llegar a la tropa de Jehú y dijo: «Veo una tropa». Joram ordenó: «Toma un jinete y envíalo a su encuentro para que pregunte: “¿Vienen en paz?”».
Français · LSG La sentinelle placée sur la tour de Jizreel vit venir la troupe de Jéhu, et dit: Je vois une troupe. Joram dit: Prends un cavalier, et envoie-le au-devant d'eux pour demander si c'est la paix.
Italiano · DIO1885 Or la guardia che stava alla veletta sopra la torre in Izreel, veggendo lo stuolo di Iehu che veniva, disse: Io veggo uno stuolo di gente. E Gioram disse: Piglia un uomo a cavallo, e mandalo loro incontro, per domandar se le cose vanno bene.
Português · ARC E o atalaia estava na torre de Jizreel, e viu a tropa de Jeú, que vinha, e disse: Vejo uma tropa. Então disse Jorão: Toma um cavaleiro, e envia-lho ao encontro; e diga: Há paz?
中文 · RCUV 有一個守望的人站在 耶斯列 的城樓上，看見 耶戶 帶著一隊人來，就說：「我看見一隊人。」 約蘭 說：「派一個騎兵去迎接他們，問說：『平安嗎？』」
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