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?
A guard was standing watch on a tower in Jezreel when he spotted Jehu's group approaching. He called out, 'I see a group of people coming!' King Joram responded, 'Send a horseman to meet them and ask if they come in peace.'
This verse shows the moment when King Joram first notices Jehu approaching, not knowing that Jehu is coming to fulfill God's judgment against his family.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the reign of King Joram (son of Ahab) in the northern kingdom of Israel around 841 BC. Jehu had just been secretly anointed as king by one of Elisha's prophets with a mission to destroy Ahab's dynasty as judgment for their wickedness. Joram was recovering from battle wounds in his palace at Jezreel, unaware that his doom was approaching.
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