2 Kings 9:18-20

9:18 So the horseman ¹  went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” ²  Jehu replied, “None of your business! ³  Follow me.” The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but hasn’t started back.” 9:19 So he sent a second horseman out to them ⁴  and he said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” ⁵  Jehu replied, “None of your business! Follow me.” 9:20 The watchman reported, “He reached them, but hasn’t started back. The one who drives the lead chariot drives like Jehu son of Nimshi; ⁶  he drives recklessly.”

¹ tn Heb “the rider of the horse.”

² tn Heb “Is there peace?”

³ tn Heb “What concerning you and concerning peace?” That is, “What concern is that to you?”

⁴ tn Heb “and he came to them.”

⁵ tc The MT has simply “peace,” omitting the prefixed interrogative particle. It is likely that the particle has been accidentally omitted; several ancient witnesses include it or assume its presence.

⁷ tn Heb “and the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi.”