2 Kings 7 · Verse 8

2 Kings 7:8

And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
2 Kings 7:8, King James Version

2 Kings 7:8 in other translations

BSBWhen the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.
WEBWhen these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, then carried away silver, gold, and clothing and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent and carried things from there also, and went and hid them.
ASVAnd when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
YLTAnd these lepers come in unto the extremity of the camp, and come in unto one tent, and eat, and drink, and lift up thence silver, and gold, and garments, and go and hide; and they turn back and go in unto another tent, and lift up thence, and go and hide.
DARBYAnd those lepers came to the extremity of the camp; and they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried thence silver and gold, and garments, and went and hid it; and they came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence, and went and hid it.
BBEAnd when those lepers came to the outer line of tents, they went into one tent, and had food and drink, and took from it silver and gold and clothing, which they put in a secret place; then they came back and went into another tent from which they took more goods, which they put away in a secret place.
WebsterAnd when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

What does 2 Kings 7:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 7:8-11
8-11. these lepers ... did eat and drink--After they had appeased their hunger and secreted as many valuables as they could carry, their consciences smote them for concealing the discovery and they hastened to publish it in the city.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 7:3-11

God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came as soon as the Syrians were fled. Their consciences told them that mischief would befall them, if they took care of themselves only. Natural humanity, and fear of punishment, are powerful checks on the selfishness of the…

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2 Kings 7:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'Uand they cameH935
הַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨יםham.tzo.ra.'Imthe [people] having a skin diseaseH6879
הָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
קְצֵ֣הke.Tzeh[the] edge ofH7097
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.Nehthe campH4264
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אֹ֤הֶל'O.hela tentH168
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259
וַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.Luand they ateH398
וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.Tuand they drankH8354
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried offH5375
מִשָּׁ֗םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
כֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָב֙ve.za.Havand goldH2091
וּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.Dimand clothesH899
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
וַיַּטְמִ֑נוּvai.yat.Mi.nuand they hid [them]H2934
וַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
אֹ֣הֶל'O.hela tentH168
אַחֵ֔ר'a.CheranotherH312
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried off [things]H5375
מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
וַיַּטְמִֽנוּ\׃vai.yat.Mi.nuand they hid [them]H2934

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Cross references for 2 Kings 7:8

  • Matthew 13:44

    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

  • Joshua 7:21

    When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

  • 2 Kings 5:24

    And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

  • Matthew 25:18

    But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

  • Jeremiah 41:8

    But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hid it.
5:24; Jos 7:21; Jer 41:8; Mt 13:44; 25:18

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Context

  • 2 Kings 7:7

    Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

  • 2 Kings 7:8

    And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

  • 2 Kings 7:9

    Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.

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2 Kings 7:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como los leprosos llegaron á las primeras estancias, entráronse en una tienda, y comieron y bebieron, y tomaron de allí plata, y oro, y vestidos, y fueron, y escondiéronlo: y vueltos, entraron en otra tienda, y de allí también tomaron, y fueron, y escondieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ces lépreux vinrent jusqu’au bout du camp; et ils entrèrent dans une tente, et mangèrent et burent, et en emportèrent de l’argent, et de l’or, et des vêtements; et ils s’en allèrent et les cachèrent. Et ils retournèrent, et entrèrent dans une autre tente et en emportèrent du butin, et ils s’en allèrent et le cachèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als nun jene Aussätzigen an das Ende des Lagers kamen, gingen sie in ein Zelt und aßen und tranken; und sie nahmen Silber daraus und Gold und Kleider und gingen hin und verbargen es. Und sie kamen wieder und gingen in ein anderes Zelt; und sie nahmen daraus und gingen hin und verbargen es.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Igitur cum venissent leprosi illi ad principium castrorum, ingressi sunt unum tabernaculum, et comederunt et biberunt: tuleruntque inde argentum, et aurum, et vestes, et abierunt, et absconderunt: et rursum reversi sunt ad aliud tabernaculum, et inde similiter auferentes absconderunt.