2 Kings 6 · Verse 23

2 Kings 6:23

And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
2 Kings 6:23, King James Version

2 Kings 6:23 in other translations

BSBSo the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
WEBHe prepared a great feast for them. After they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
ASVAnd he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
YLTAnd he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.
DARBYAnd he prepared a great repast for them, and they ate and drank; and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
BBESo he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.
WebsterAnd he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drank, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

What does 2 Kings 6:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 6:19-23

19-23. This is not the way, neither is this the city--This statement is so far true that, as he had now left the place of his residence, they would not have got him by that road. But the ambiguity of his language was purposely framed to deceive them; and yet the deception must be viewed in the light of a stratagem, which has always been deemed lawful in war. he led them to Samaria--When they were arrived in the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 He prepared great provision for them - These, on the return to their master, could tell him strange things about the power of the God of Israel, and the magnanimity of its king. So the bands of Syria came no more - Marauding parties were no more permitted by the Syrian king to make inroads upon Israel. And it is very likely that for some considerable time after this, there was no war between these two nations. What is mentioned in the next verse was more than a year afterwards.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 6:13-23

What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when without are fightings, and within are fears. Fear not, with that fear which has torment and amazement; for they that are with us, to protect us, are more than they that are against us, to destroy us. The eyes of his body were open, and with them he saw the danger. Lord, open the eyes of our faith, that with them we may see thy…

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2 Kings 6:23 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּכְרֶ֨הvai.yikh.Rehand he gave a feastH3739
לָהֶ֜םla.Hemfor them
כֵּרָ֣הke.Raha feastH3740
גְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahgreatH1419
וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.Luand they ateH398
וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.Tuand they drankH8354
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םvay.sha.le.Chemand he let go themH7971
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.Hemmaster<s> theirH113
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יָ֤סְפוּYa.se.futhey repeatedH3254
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
גְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.Dei[the] marauding bands ofH1416
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758
לָב֖וֹאla.Vo'to comeH935
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 6:23

  • 2 Kings 5:2

    And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

  • 2 Kings 24:2

    And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

  • Luke 6:35

    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

  • 2 Kings 6:8-9

    Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

  • Luke 10:29-37

    But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. …

  • Matthew 5:47

    And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

  • Proverbs 25:21-22

    If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:15

    And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

  • 1 Samuel 24:17-18

    And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he prepared.
1Sa 24:17,18; 2Ch 28:15; Pr 25:21,22; Mt 5:47; Lu 6:35; 10:29-37
So the bands.That is, for a considerable time. What is mentioned in the next verse was more than a year afterwards. See on ver.
8,9; 5:2; 24:2

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Context

  • 2 Kings 6:22

    And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

  • 2 Kings 6:23

    And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 6:24

    And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

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2 Kings 6:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces les fué aparejada grande comida: y como hubieron comido y bebido, enviólos, y ellos se volvieron á su señor. Y nunca más vinieron cuadrillas de Siria á la tierra de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il leur prépara un grand festin, et ils mangèrent et burent; et il les renvoya, et ils s’en allèrent vers leur seigneur. Et les bandes des Syriens ne revinrent plus dans le pays d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er richtete ihnen ein großes Mahl zu, und sie aßen und tranken; und er entließ sie, und sie zogen zu ihrem Herrn. Und die Streifscharen der Syrer kamen hinfort nicht mehr in das Land Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Appositaque est eis ciborum magna præparatio, et comederunt et biberunt, et dimisit eos, abieruntque ad dominum suum, et ultra non venerunt latrones Syriæ in terram Israël.