2 Kings 6 · Verse 8

2 Kings 6:8

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.
2 Kings 6:8, King James Version

2 Kings 6:8 in other translations

BSBNow the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
WEBNow the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
ASVNow the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
YLTAnd the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, ‘At such and such a place is my encamping.'
DARBYAnd the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
BBEAt that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.
WebsterThen the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

What does 2 Kings 6:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 6:8-12
8-12. the king of Syria warred against Israel--This seems to have been a sort of guerrilla warfare, carried on by predatory inroads on different parts of the country. Elisha apprised King Jehoram of the secret purpose of the enemy; so, by adopting precautionary measures, he was always enabled to anticipate and defeat their attacks. The frequency of his disappointments having led the Syrian king to suspect some of his servants of carrying on a treacherous correspondence with the enemy, he was informed about Elisha, whose apprehension he forthwith determined to effect. This resolution was, of course, grounded on the belief that however great the knowledge of Elisha might be, if seized and kept a prisoner, he could no longer give information to the king of Israel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The king of Syria warred against Israel - This was probably the same Ben-hadad who is mentioned 2Kgs 6:24. What was the real or pretended cause of this war we cannot tell; but we may say, in numberless war cases, as Calmet says in this: "An ambitious and restless prince always finds a sufficiency of reasons to color his enterprises." In such and such a place - The Syrian king had observed, from the disposition of the Israelitish army, in what direction it was about to make its movements; and therefore laid ambuscades where he might surprise it to the greatest advantage.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 6:8-12
The king of Israel regarded the warnings Elisha gave him, of danger from the Syrians, but would not heed the warnings of danger from his sins. Such warnings are little heeded by most; they would save themselves from death, but will not from hell. Nothing that is done, said, or thought, by any person, in any place, at any time, is out of God's knowledge.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Kings 6:8 in the original Hebrew

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וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhand [the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758
הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe wasH1961
נִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamfightingH3898
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'Elagainst IsraelH3478
וַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'Atzand he consultedH3289
אֶל\־'el-<to>H413
עֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
אֶל\־'el-[will be] toH413
מְק֛וֹםme.Koma place ofH4725
פְּלֹנִ֥יpe.lo.Nia certain oneH6423
אַלְמֹנִ֖י'al.mo.Nia certain oneH492
תַּחֲנֹתִֽי\׃ta.cha.no.Tiencampments myH8466

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Cross references for 2 Kings 6:8

  • 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.

  • Proverbs 20:18

    Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 22:31

    But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

  • Job 5:12-13

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

  • Isaiah 8:10

    Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Isaiah 7:5-7

    Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

  • 1 Kings 20:23

    And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

  • 1 Kings 20:34

    And Ben–hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

  • 1 Kings 20:1

    And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

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the king.
24; 1Ki 20:1,34; 22:31
took.
1Ki 20:23; Job 5:12,13; Pr 20:18; 21:30; Isa 7:5-7; 8:10
camp. or, encamping.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 6:7

    Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

  • 2 Kings 6:8

    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.

  • 2 Kings 6:9

    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.

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2 Kings 6:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tenía el rey de Siria guerra contra Israel, y consultando con sus siervos, dijo: En tal y tal lugar estará mi campamento.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Or le roi de Syrie faisait la guerre contre Israël; et il tint conseil avec ses serviteurs, disant: En tel et tel lieu sera mon camp.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König von Syrien führte Krieg wider Israel; und er beriet sich mit seinen Knechten und sprach: An dem und dem Orte soll mein Lager sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Rex autem Syriæ pugnabat contra Israël, consiliumque iniit cum servis suis, dicens: In loco illo et illo ponamus insidias.