2 Kings 9:20 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 9:20

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!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He driveth furiously - Jehu was a bold, daring, prompt, and precipitate general. In his various military operations he had established his character; and now it was almost proverbial.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

A report was made to Joram in his palace below. A messenger on horseback was quickly despatched down into the plain to meet the ambiguous host and to question the object of their approach. "Is it peace?" We may safely assume that this messenger would meet Jehu at the distance of three miles or more.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּגֵּ֤ד	vai.ya.Ged	and he reported	H5046 →
הַצֹּפֶה֙	ha.tzo.Peh	the watchman	H6822 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
בָּ֥א	ba'	he came	H935 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
שָׁ֑ב	Shav	he has turned back	H7725 →
וְהַמִּנְהָ֗ג	ve.ha.min.Hag	and the driving	H4491 →
כְּמִנְהַג֙	ke.min.Hag	[is] like [the] driving of	H4491 →
יֵה֣וּא	ye.Hu'	Jehu	H3058 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נִמְשִׁ֔י	nim.Shi	Nimshi	H5250 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
בְשִׁגָּע֖וֹן	ve.shi.ga.'on	with madness	H7697 →
יִנְהָֽג׃	yin.Hag	he drives	H5090 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 54:16
Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
leads to
- Proverbs 16:4
  The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
- Exodus 9:16
  But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
- Isaiah 46:11
  I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it,…
Through
Habakkuk 3:12
You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.
leads to
- Jeremiah 51:33
  For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. In just a little while her…
Through
1 Kings 19:17
Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
leads to
- 2 Kings 13:22
  And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
- 2 Kings 8:12
  “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword,…
- 2 Kings 13:3
  So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
Through
2 Samuel 18:27
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
leads to
- 1 Kings 1:42
  As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”