2 Kings 7:20

Contextual Overview

¹²So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the open country, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and go into the city.’” ¹² The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now show you what the Aram have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city. ¹² And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. ¹² And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'" ¹² The king got up in the night and said to his officers, "I'll tell you what the Arameans are doing to us. They know we are starving. They have gone out of the camp to hide in the field. They're saying, ‘When the Israelites come out of the city, we'll capture them alive. Then we'll enter the city.'" ¹² The king got up in the night and said to his advisers, "I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know we are starving, so they left the camp and hid in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and enter the city.'" ¹²Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry; so they have left the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'" ¹² Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, "I will now tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry; so they have left the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and get into the city.'" ¹² Then the King arose in the night, and saide vnto his seruants, I wil shew you now, what the Aramites haue done vnto vs. They know that we are affamished, therefore they are gone out of the campe to hide them selues in the fielde, saying, When they come out of the citie, we shall catch them aliue, and get into the citie. ¹²Then the king arose in the night and said to his servants, "I will now tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone from the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and get into the city.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 20:12, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Job 20:23, Isaiah 7:9, Jeremiah 17:5, Jeremiah 17:6, Hebrews 3:18, Hebrews 3:19

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:33 - and he trode Jeremiah 29:32 - behold

Cross-References

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deepas if it were a garment;the water stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered the earth with oceans; the water was above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep sea as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:6
Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And so it fell out unto him,.... As the prophet predicted:

for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died;

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