2 Kings 6:12

Contextual Overview

⁸When the king of Aram was waging war against Israel, he conferred with his servants, “My camp will be at such and such a place.” ⁸ Now the king of Aram was warring against Yisra'el; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 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. ⁸ Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, "At such and such a place shall be my camp." ⁸ The king of Aram was at war with Israel. He had a council meeting with his officers and said, "I will set up my camp in this place." ⁸ Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said, "Invade at such and such a place." ⁸Now the king of Aram (Syria) was making war against Israel, and he consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp shall be in such and such a place." ⁸ Now the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, "In such and such a place shall be my camp." ⁸ Then the King of Aram warred against Israel, and tooke counsell with his seruants, and said, In such and such a place shalbe my campe. ⁸Now the king of Aram was warring against Israel; and he counseled with his servants saying, "In such and such a place shall be my camp."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

None: Heb. No

Elisha: 2 Kings 5:3, 2 Kings 5:8, 2 Kings 5:13-15, Amos 3:7

telleth: 2 Kings 6:9, 2 Kings 6:10, Isaiah 29:15, Jeremiah 23:23, Jeremiah 23:24, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:28-30, Daniel 2:47, Daniel 4:9-18, thy bed chamber, Psalms 139:1-4, Ecclesiastes 10:20

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:22 - the prophet 2 Kings 4:27 - hid it from me 2 Kings 5:26 - Went 2 Kings 6:32 - ere the messenger 2 Kings 8:5 - My lord 2 Kings 8:7 - The man of God Job 12:22 - discovereth Psalms 139:2 - knowest John 4:19 - I perceive

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Genesis 6:1
And it happened that, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the ground, daughters were born to them.

Genesis 6:1
The number of people on earth began to grow, and daughters were born to them.

Genesis 6:1
When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
Now it came about, when mankind began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
So when men beganne to be multiplied vpon the earth, and there were daughters borne vnto them,

Genesis 6:1
Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1
More and more people were born, until finally they spread all over the earth. Some of their daughters were so beautiful that supernatural beings came down and married the ones they wanted.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And one of his servants said, none, my lord, O king,.... He believed everyone of his counsellors were true and faithful to him:

but Elisha the prophet, that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber; what is said in the most private place, and in the most secret manner: this man had heard much of Elisha, by Naaman, very probably; or perhaps he had attended him in his journey to Israel for a cure, and so might have personal knowledge of Elisha, and be acquainted with the affair of Gehazi; from whence he concluded, that he, who had the thoughts of men revealed to him, had knowledge of their words and counsels, though ever so secret; see Ecclesiastes 10:20.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In thy bedchamber - literally, “in the secret place of thy bedchamber,” i. e.,” in the greatest possible secrecy.” The seclusion of the harem must be taken into account for the full appreciation of the force of the phrase. Probably the Syrian lord who answered Benhadad had received his intelligence from some of the Israelites.