King Joram sends a second messenger asking, 'Is it peace?' Commentators explain that Joram is still unsuspecting, thinking a simple accident might have detained his first man. This repeated question highlights his ignorance of the divine judgment at his doorstep. Jehu's consistent, sharp reply, 'What have you to do with peace?', acts as a direct challenge, underscoring the theological principle that the way of sin can never be the way of true peace.