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the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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2 Kings 7:11
Then the gatekeepers called out and it was reported to the king's household inside [the city].
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Christian Standard Bible®
The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.
The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.
Hebrew Names Version
He called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
He called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
King James Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
English Standard Version
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.
New Century Version
Then the gatekeepers shouted out and told the people in the palace.
Then the gatekeepers shouted out and told the people in the palace.
New English Translation
The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.
The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.
New American Standard Bible
And the gatekeepers called and announced it inside the king's house.
And the gatekeepers called and announced it inside the king's house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the porters cryed and declared to the Kings house within.
And the porters cryed and declared to the Kings house within.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the gatekeepers called and told it within the king's household.
And the gatekeepers called and told it within the king's household.
Contemporary English Version
The guards reported the news to the king's palace.
The guards reported the news to the king's palace.
Complete Jewish Bible
The gatekeepers called and told it to the king's household inside.
The gatekeepers called and told it to the king's household inside.
Darby Translation
And the porters cried [it] and told [it] to the king's house within.
And the porters cried [it] and told [it] to the king's house within.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the gatekeepers of the city shouted out and told the people in the king's palace.
Then the gatekeepers of the city shouted out and told the people in the king's palace.
George Lamsa Translation
And the doorkeepers called out and told it to the kings household within.
And the doorkeepers called out and told it to the kings household within.
Good News Translation
The guards announced the news, and it was reported in the palace.
The guards announced the news, and it was reported in the palace.
Lexham English Bible
Then the gatekeepers called and told it inside the house of the king.
Then the gatekeepers called and told it inside the house of the king.
Literal Translation
And he called the gatekeepers, and they told the house of the king inside.
And he called the gatekeepers, and they told the house of the king inside.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then cried ye porters and tolde it within in ye kynges house.
Then cried ye porters and tolde it within in ye kynges house.
American Standard Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
Bible in Basic English
Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.
Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the man called vnto the porters, and they told the kinges house within.
And so the man called vnto the porters, and they told the kinges house within.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the porters called, and they told it to the king's household within.
And the porters called, and they told it to the king's household within.
King James Version (1611)
And hee called the porters, and they told it to the kings house within.
And hee called the porters, and they told it to the kings house within.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the house of the king within.
And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the house of the king within.
English Revised Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s household within.
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s household within.
Berean Standard Bible
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king's household.
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king's household.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the porteris yeden, and telden in the paleis of the kyng with ynne.
Therfor the porteris yeden, and telden in the paleis of the kyng with ynne.
Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.
and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.
Update Bible Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household inside.
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household inside.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he called the porters; and they told [it] to the king's house within.
And he called the porters; and they told [it] to the king's house within.
World English Bible
He called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
He called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.
New King James Version
And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king's household inside.
And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king's household inside.
New Living Translation
Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace.
Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace.
New Life Bible
So the men at the gate called out, and the news was heard in the king's house.
So the men at the gate called out, and the news was heard in the king's house.
New Revised Standard
Then the gatekeepers called out and proclaimed it to the king's household.
Then the gatekeepers called out and proclaimed it to the king's household.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the watchers of the gate called and told it to the household of the king, within.
And the watchers of the gate called and told it to the household of the king, within.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the guards of the gate went, and told it within in the king’s palace.
Then the guards of the gate went, and told it within in the king’s palace.
Revised Standard Version
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.
THE MESSAGE
The gatekeepers got the word to the royal palace, giving them the whole story. Roused in the middle of the night, the king told his servants, "Let me tell you what Aram has done. They knew that we were starving, so they left camp and have hid in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we'll capture them alive and take the city.'"
The gatekeepers got the word to the royal palace, giving them the whole story. Roused in the middle of the night, the king told his servants, "Let me tell you what Aram has done. They knew that we were starving, so they left camp and have hid in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we'll capture them alive and take the city.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The gatekeepers called and told it within the king's household.
The gatekeepers called and told it within the king's household.
Contextual Overview
3Now four men who were lepers were at the entrance of the [city's] gate; and they said to one another, "Why should we sit here until we die? 4"If we say, 'We will enter the city'—then the famine is in the city and we will die there; and if we sit still here, we will also die. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans (Syrians). If they let us live, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die." 5So they got up at twilight to go to the Aramean camp. But when they came to the edge of the camp, there was no one there. 6For the LORD had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, "The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us." 7So the Arameans set out and fled during the twilight, and left their tents, horses, and donkeys, even left the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives. 8When these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away from there silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they went back and entered another tent and carried [some valuable things] from there also, and went and hid them. 9Then they said one to another, "We are not doing the right thing. This is a day of good news, yet we are keeping silent. If we wait until the morning light, some punishment [for not reporting this now] will come on us. So now come, let us go and tell the king's household." 10So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city. They told them, "We went to the camp of the Arameans (Syrians), and behold, there was no one there, nor the sound of man there—only the horses and donkeys tied up, and the tents [had been left] just as they were." 11Then the gatekeepers called out and it was reported to the king's household inside [the city].
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 7:10 - the porter
Cross-References
Genesis 1:7
And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded].
And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded].
Genesis 6:17
"For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
"For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
Genesis 7:5
So Noah did all that the LORD commanded him.
So Noah did all that the LORD commanded him.
Genesis 7:6
Noah was six hundred years old when the flood (deluge) of water came on the earth [covering all of the land].
Noah was six hundred years old when the flood (deluge) of water came on the earth [covering all of the land].
Genesis 7:8
Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and fowls and everything that crawls on the ground,
Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and fowls and everything that crawls on the ground,
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:23
God destroyed (blotted out, wiped away) every living thing that was on the surface of the earth; man and animals and the crawling things and the birds of the heavens were destroyed from the land. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.
God destroyed (blotted out, wiped away) every living thing that was on the surface of the earth; man and animals and the crawling things and the birds of the heavens were destroyed from the land. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.
Genesis 7:24
The waters covered [all of] the earth for a hundred and fifty days (five months).
The waters covered [all of] the earth for a hundred and fifty days (five months).
2 Kings 7:2
Then the royal officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "If the LORD should make windows in heaven [for the rain], could this thing take place?" Elisha said, "Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but [because you doubt] you will not eat of it."
Then the royal officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "If the LORD should make windows in heaven [for the rain], could this thing take place?" Elisha said, "Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but [because you doubt] you will not eat of it."
2 Kings 7:19
The royal officer had answered the man of God and said, "Now behold, [even] if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing happen?" And Elisha had answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but [because of your doubt] you will not eat it."
The royal officer had answered the man of God and said, "Now behold, [even] if the LORD should make windows in heaven, could such a thing happen?" And Elisha had answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but [because of your doubt] you will not eat it."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he called the porters,.... The porter of the city called to the porters of the king's palace:
and they told it to the king's house within; to some of his domestic servants within the palace, and they reported it to the king.
