2 Kings 7:14
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
2 Kings 7:14 in other translations
| BSB | Then the scouts took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.” |
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| WEB | Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them out to the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.” |
| ASV | They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. |
| YLT | And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, ‘Go, and see.' |
| DARBY | And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. |
| BBE | So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see. |
| Webster | They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. |
What does 2 Kings 7:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 7:12-15
12-15. the king ... said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done--Similar stratagems have been so often resorted to in the ancient and modern wars of the East that there is no wonder Jehoram's suspicions were awakened. But the scouts, whom he despatched, soon found unmistakable signs of the panic that had struck the enemy and led to a most precipitate flight. 2Ki 7:17-20. The Unbelieving…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 7:12-20
Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safely relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the…
2 Kings 7:14 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Kings 7:13
And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
- 2 Kings 7:14
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
- 2 Kings 7:15
And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
2 Kings 7:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomaron pues dos caballos de un carro, y envió el rey tras el campo de los Siros, diciendo: Id, y ved. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils prirent deux chars avec leurs chevaux, et le roi envoya après le camp des Syriens, disant: Allez et voyez. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie nahmen zwei Wagen mit Rossen, und der König sandte sie hinter dem Heere der Syrer her und sprach: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Adduxerunt ergo duos equos, misitque rex in castra Syrorum, dicens: Ite, et videte. |