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So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!” The watchman said, “The messenger came to them, but he isn’t coming back.”
World English Bible (WEB)
So there went{H3212}{(H8799)} one on horseback{H7392}{(H8802)}{H5483} to meet{H7125}{(H8800)} him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the king{H4428}, Is it peace{H7965}? And Jehu{H3058} said{H559}{(H8799)}, What hast thou to do with peace{H7965}? turn{H5437}{(H8798)} thee behind{H310} me. And the watchman{H6822}{(H8802)} told{H5046}{(H8686)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The messenger{H4397} came{H935}{(H8804)} to them, but he cometh not again{H7725}{(H8804)}.
Strong's King James
and the rider on the horse goeth to meet him, and saith, ‘Thus said the king, Is there peace?’ and Jehu saith, ‘What—to thee and to peace? turn round behind me.’ And the watchman declareth, saying, ‘The messenger came unto them, and he hath not returned.’
Young's Literal Translation
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