Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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 watchman
Take an horseman
Bible References
A watchman
2 Samuel 13:34
But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came many people by the way of the hillside behind him.
2 Samuel 18:24
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
Isaiah 21:6
For thus has the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Isaiah 62:6
I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never hold their peace day nor night: you that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence.
Ezekiel 33:2
Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from their territory, and set him for their watchman:
Acts 20:26
Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Take an horseman
2 Kings 7:14
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.