2 Kings 9:17

Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu’s troops approaching and shouted, “I see troops!”

Joram responded, “Choose a rider and send him to meet them and have him ask, ‘Do you come in peace?’”

1 Samuel 16:4

Samuel did what the Lord directed and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”

1 Samuel 17:22

David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were.

2 Samuel 13:34

Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man who was standing watch looked up, there were many people coming from the road west of him from the side of the mountain.

2 Samuel 18:24

David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gate and over to the wall. The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone.

1 Kings 2:15

“You know the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected me to be king, but then the kingship was turned over to my brother, for the Lord gave it to him.

2 Kings 7:14

The messengers took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”

2 Kings 9:19

So he sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Do you come in peace?’”

Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”

Isaiah 21:6-9

For the Lord has said to me,
“Go, post a lookout;
let him report what he sees.

Isaiah 21:11-12

An oracle against Dumah:

One calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”

Isaiah 56:10

Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.

Isaiah 62:6

Jerusalem,
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.

Ezekiel 33:2-9

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

Luke 10:5-6

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’

Acts 20:26-31

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of everyone’s blood,

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