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2 Chronicles 30 6
The couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with the letters from the hand of the king and his princes, even according to the command of the king, saying,“ Sons of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that He may return to those of you who escaped and are left from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
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2 Samuel 18 19-2 Samuel 18 31
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said,“ Please let me run and bring the king news that the Lord has freed him from the hand of his enemies!”But Joab said to him,“ You are not the man to bring news this day, but you shall bring news another day; however, you shall bring no news this day, because the king’s son is dead.”Then Joab said to the Cushite,“ Go, tell the king what you have seen.” So the Cushite bowed to Joab and ran.However, Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said once more to Joab,“ But whatever happens, please let me also run after the Cushite.” And Joab said,“ Why would you run, my son, since you will have no messenger’s reward for going?”“ But whatever happens,” he said,“ I will run.” So he said to him,“ Run.” Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and passed by the Cushite.Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went to the roof of the gate by the wall, and raised his eyes and looked; and behold, a man was running by himself.So the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said,“ If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer.Then the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said,“ Behold, another man is running by himself.” And the king said,“ This one also is bringing good news.”The watchman said,“ I think the running form of the first one is like the running form of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said,“ This is a good man, and he is coming with good news.”Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king,“ All is well.” And he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground. And he said,“ Blessed is the Lord your God, who has turned over the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”But the king said,“ Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And Ahimaaz answered,“ When Joab sent the king’s servant, and your servant, I saw a great commotion, but I did not know what it was.”Then the king said,“ Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood still.Then behold, the Cushite arrived, and the Cushite said,“ Let my lord the king receive good news, for the Lord has freed you this day from the hand of all those who rose up against you.”
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Isaiah 47:11-13
But evil will come on you Which you will not know how to charm away; And disaster will fall on you For which you cannot atone; And destruction about which you do not know Will come on you suddenly.“ Persist now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to benefit, Perhaps you may cause trembling.You are wearied with your many counsels; Let now the astrologers, Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict by the new moons, Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.
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Isaiah 21:3-9
For this reason my loins are full of anguish; Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor. I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling for me.They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;“ Rise up, captains, oil the shields!”For this is what the Lord says to me:“ Go, station the lookout, have him report what he sees.When he sees a column of chariots, horsemen in pairs, A train of donkeys, a train of camels, He is to pay close attention, very close attention.”Then the lookout called,“ Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower, And I am stationed every night at my guard post.Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one said,“ Fallen, fallen is Babylon; And all the images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”
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Jeremiah 50:24
I set a trap for you and you were also caught, Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the Lord.”
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Daniel 5:2-5
While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines could drink out of them.Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank out of them.They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone.Suddenly the fingers of a human hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.
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1 Samuel 4 12-1 Samuel 4 18
Now a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn, and dust on his head.When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road keeping watch, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. And the man came to give a report in the city, and all the city cried out.When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said,“ What does the noise of this commotion mean?” Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli.Now Eli was ninety eight years old, and his eyes were fixed and he could not see.The man said to Eli,“ I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today.” And he said,“ How are things, my son?”Then the one who brought the news replied,“ Israel has fled before the Philistines and there has also been a great defeat among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas are also dead; and the ark of God has been taken.”When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. And so he judged Israel for forty years.
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Esther 8:10
He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on royal relay horses, offspring of racing mares.
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Jeremiah 4:20
Disaster upon disaster is proclaimed, For the whole land is devastated; Suddenly my tents are devastated, And my curtains in an instant.
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Daniel 5:30
That same night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.
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Job 9:25
“ Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
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Esther 8:14
The couriers, hurrying and speeded by the king’s command, left, riding on the royal relay horses; and the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa.
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Esther 3:13-15
Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces to annihilate, kill, and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to seize their possessions as plunder.A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they would be ready for this day.The couriers went out, speeded by the king’s order while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was agitated.
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Jeremiah 50:43
The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, And his hands hang limp; Distress has gripped him, Agony like a woman in childbirth.
