Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.
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Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.
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Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host; and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 6:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 23:26 Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.
- 1 Samuel 24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.
- 2 Kings 18:17 The king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
- Matthew 26:47 While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
- Matthew 26:55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me.
- John 18:3-6 Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were happening to him, went out, and said to them, “Who are you looking for?” They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them. When therefore he said to them, “I am he,” they went backward, and fell to the ground.
- 2 Kings 1:9-13 Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ” Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty. Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’ ” Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty. Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty of your servants, be precious in your sight.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Though it had been nothing in man’s judgment to…
Though it had been nothing in man’s judgment to have taken Elisha, yet the wicked ever doubt, and think they are never able to prepare power enough, though it be but against one or a few.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 6:14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots,…
2Ki 6:14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
Ver. 14. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots.] To wage war with God himself, whose power he must needs behold in this his prophet; and yet fears not, giant-like, to oppose it. See the like done by Ahaziah, {2Ki 1:1-17} and know, that as there were many Marii in one Caesar, so there are many Benhadads and Ahaziahs in the best by nature. We are all Theomachi, fighters against God.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when the servant of the man of God…
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth,.... Either out of his master's house, or out of the city upon some business to be done early in the morning; this was not Gehazi, but a new servant:
behold, an host compassed the city, both with horses and chariots; which he could see at the door of his master's house, the city being built upon an eminence; or which he perceived, as soon as he came out of the gates of the city, or was about so to do:
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and his servant said unto him; Elisha being with him; or else he returned to his master on the sight of such an army, and not being able to go forward:
alas, my master! how shall we do? to get out of the city, and through this host, and proceed on our intended journey; and if he understood that the intention of this formidable host was to take his master, his concern might be the greater; and the more as he was a new servant, and not so well acquainted with his master's being possessed of a power of doing miracles.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. He sent thither horses] It is strange…
Verse 14. He sent thither horses] It is strange he did not think that he who could penetrate his secrets with respect to the Israelitish army, could inform himself of all his machinations against his own life.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Of an, or, "of the army." To take one…
Of an, or, "of the army." To take one man was judged of such consequence; and Benadad feared lest the Israelites should rise up in his defence. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. a great host] Greatness is comparative. Here was…
14. a great host] Greatness is comparative. Here was a company such as could be led by Elisha to Samaria, and fed easily when they reached that city. But no doubt they were formidable when employed for the capture of a single man of peace like Elisha, and they had taken up their position by night.
compassed the city about] i.e. beset all the gates, so that none could escape without their knowledge.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) A great host.—Of infantry. Not, however, an army…
(14) A great host.—Of infantry. Not, however, an army but a company. (See 2Ki_6:23.)
They came by night.—So as to take the city by surprise.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a…
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host; rather, and a strong force. The expression, dbeK; lyij, is used by the historical writers with a good deal of vagueness-sometimes of a really great army, sometimes merely of a large retinue (1Ki_10:2) or of a moderate force. (2Ki_18:17) We must assign it its meaning according to the context. And they came by night, and compassed the city about. A night march was made, to take the prophet by surprise, and the city was encompassed, that it might be impossible for him to escape.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 So the king
So the king
This refers to the king of Aram.
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the man of God
"Elisha" or "Elisha the man of God"
behold
The word "behold" here shows that the servant was surprised by what he saw.
had risen early and gone outside, behold
"got up early in the morning and went outside, and he saw"
His servant said to him
The servant went back inside the house to tell Elisha what he had seen. AT: "The servant went back inside and said to Elisha" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
those who are with us are more than those who are with them
"To be with someone" in battle means to fight for their side. AT: "those who are on our side in the battle are more than those who are on their side" (See: Idiom)
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horse
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