2 Kings 7:14

Bible in Basic English

So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The messengers took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”

Hebrew Names Version
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Aram, saying, Go and see.

King James Version
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

English Standard Version
So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."

New Century Version
So the men took two chariots with horses. The king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, "Go and see what has happened."

New English Translation
So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army. He ordered them, "Go and find out what's going on."

Amplified Bible
So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, "Go and see."

New American Standard Bible
Therefore they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."

Geneva Bible (1587)
So they tooke two charets of horses, and the King sent after the hoste of the Aramites, saying, Goe and see.

Legacy Standard Bible
They took therefore two chariots with horses, and the king sent after the camp of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."

Contemporary English Version
They found two chariots, and the king commanded the men to find out what had happened to the Syrian troops.

Complete Jewish Bible
So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent after the army of Aram, saying, "Go, and see."

Darby Translation
And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

Easy-to-Read Version
So the men took two chariots with horses. The king sent these men after the Aramean army. He told them, "Go and see what happened."

George Lamsa Translation
So two couples of horsemen mounted, and the king sent them after the army of Aram, saying, Go and see.

Good News Translation
They chose some men, and the king sent them in two chariots with instructions to go and find out what had happened to the Syrian army.

Lexham English Bible
So he took two charioteer horsemen, and the king sent after the camp of the Arameans, saying, "Go, find out,"

Literal Translation
And they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent after the Syrian army, saying, Go and see.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The toke they two charettes with ye horses. And the kynge sent them vnto the tentes of the Syrians, and sayde: Go youre waye and se.

American Standard Version
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They toke therfore the horses of two charets, and the king sent after the hoast of the Syrians, saying: Go, and see.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Arameans, saying: 'Go and see.'

King James Version (1611)
They tooke therefore two charet horses, and the king sent after the hoste of the Syrians, saying, Goe, and see.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So they took two horsemen; and the king of Israel sent after the king of Syria, saying, Go, and see.

English Revised Version
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the scouts took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, "Go and see."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei brouyten forth twei horsis; and the kyng sente in to the castels of men of Sirie, and seide, Go ye, and se.

Young's Literal Translation
And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, `Go, and see.'

Update Bible Version
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

Webster's Bible Translation
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

World English Bible
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

New King James Version
Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see."

New Living Translation
So two chariots with horses were prepared, and the king sent scouts to see what had happened to the Aramean army.

New Life Bible
So they took two war-wagons with horses. And the king sent them after the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see."

New Revised Standard
So they took two mounted men, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, "Go and find out."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they took two chariots and horses, - and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see!

Douay-Rheims Bible
They brought therefore two horses, and the king sent into the camp of the Syrians, saying: Go, and see.

Revised Standard Version
So they took two mounted men, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."

THE MESSAGE
They took two chariots with horses. The king sent them after the army of Aram with the orders, "Scout them out; find out what happened."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They took therefore two chariots with horses, and the king sent after the army of the Arameans, saying, "Go and see."

Contextual Overview

¹² Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town. ¹³ And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be the same as all those of Israel who have gone to destruction: let us send and see. ¹⁴ So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see. ¹⁵ And they went after them as far as Jordan; and all the road was covered with clothing and vessels dropped by the Aramaeans in their flight. So those who were sent went back and gave the news to the king. ¹⁶ Then the people went out and took the goods from the tents of the Aramaeans. So a measure of good meal was to be had for the price of a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, as the Lord had said. ¹⁷ And the king gave authority to that captain, on whose arm he was supported, to have control over the doorway into the town; but he was crushed to death there under the feet of the people, as the man of God had said when the king went down to him. ¹⁸ So the words of the man of God came true, which he said to the king: Two measures of barley will be offered for the price of a shekel and a measure of good meal for a shekel, tomorrow about this time in the market-place of Samaria. ¹⁹ And that captain said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said to him, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food. ²⁰ And such was his fate; for he was crushed to death under the feet of the people, in the doorway into the town.

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Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:17 - Take an horseman

Cross-References

Genesis 7:2
Of every clean beast you will take seven males and seven females, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, the male and his female;

Genesis 7:3
And of the birds of the air, seven males and seven females, so that their seed may still be living on the face of the earth.

Genesis 7:8
Of clean beasts, and of beasts which are not clean, and of birds, and of everything which goes on the earth,

Genesis 7:9
In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They took therefore two chariot horses,.... Not five, but two only, and those the best, that drew in the king's chariot perhaps, and so were better fed, and fitter for this expedition:

and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, go and see; whether they are fled or not.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Two chariot horses - Translate, “two horse-chariots.” They dispatched i. e. two war-chariots, with their proper complement of horses and men, to see whether the retreat was a reality or only a feint. The “horses” sent would be four or six, since chariots were drawn by either two or three horses.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 7:14. They took - two chariot horses — They had at first intended to send five; probably they found on examination that only two were effective. But if they sent two chariots, each would have two horses, and probably a single horse for crossing the country.