2 Kings 9:11

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?"He said to them, "You know the man and what his talk was."

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In The King James Version

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

In Context

10The dogs will eat Jezebel on the plot of ground of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.'" He opened the door, and fled.

12They said, "That is a lie. Tell us now."He said, "He said to me, 'Thus says the Lord, I have anointed you king over Israel.'"

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. When Naaman saw one running after him, he came down from the chariot to meet him, and said, "Is all well?"

2 Kings 9:17Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company."Joram said, "Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, 'Is it peace?'"

2 Kings 9:22It happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, "Is it peace, Jehu?"He answered, "What peace, so long as the prostitution of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft abound?"

Jeremiah 29:26'The Lord has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man who is mad, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.

Mark 3:21When his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Acts 17:18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?"Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 9:2-11

Jehu Anointed King. ( b. c. 884.) 1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead: 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord , I have anointed thee king over Israel.… Read the whole commentary →

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