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2 Kings 7:11
Then the gatekeepers of the city shouted out and told the people in the king's palace.
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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.
Amplified Bible
Then the gatekeepers called out and it was reported to the king's household inside [the city].
Then the gatekeepers called out and it was reported to the king's household inside [the city].
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.
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
3 There were four men sick with leprosy near the city gate. They said to each other, "Why are we sitting here waiting to die? 4 There is no food in Samaria. If we go into the city, we will die there. If we stay here, we will also die. So let's go to the Aramean camp. If they let us live, we will live. If they kill us, we will just die." 5 So that evening the four lepers went to the Aramean camp. When they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there! 6 The Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. So the soldiers said to each other, "The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against us." 7 The Arameans ran away early that evening. They left everything behind. They left their tents, horses, and donkeys and ran for their lives. 8 When these lepers came to where the camp began, they went into one tent. They ate and drank. Then they carried silver, gold, and clothes out of the camp and hid them. Then they came back and entered another tent. They carried things out from this tent and went out and hid them. 9 Then they said to each other, "We are doing wrong! Today we have good news, but we are silent. If we wait until the sun comes up, we will be punished. Now let's go and tell the people who live in the king's palace." 10 So the lepers came and called to the gatekeepers of the city. They told the gatekeepers, "We went to the Aramean camp, but we did not hear anyone. No one was there, but the horses and donkeys were still tied up, and the tents were still standing." 11 Then the gatekeepers of the city shouted out and told the people in the king's palace.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 7:10 - the porter
Cross-References
Genesis 1:7
So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it.
So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it.
Genesis 6:17
"Understand what I am telling you. I will bring a great flood of water on the earth. I will destroy all living things that live under heaven. Everything on the earth will die.
"Understand what I am telling you. I will bring a great flood of water on the earth. I will destroy all living things that live under heaven. Everything on the earth will die.
Genesis 7:5
Noah did everything the Lord told him to do.
Noah did everything the Lord told him to do.
Genesis 7:6
Noah was 600 years old at the time the rains came.
Noah was 600 years old at the time the rains came.
Genesis 7:8
All the clean animals, all the other animals on the earth, the birds, and everything that crawls on the earth
All the clean animals, all the other animals on the earth, the birds, and everything that crawls on the earth
Genesis 7:11
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Genesis 7:23
In this way God wiped the earth clean—he destroyed every living thing on the earth—every human, every animal, everything that crawls, and every bird. All that was left was Noah and his family and the animals that were with him in the boat.
In this way God wiped the earth clean—he destroyed every living thing on the earth—every human, every animal, everything that crawls, and every bird. All that was left was Noah and his family and the animals that were with him in the boat.
Genesis 7:24
The water continued to cover the earth for 150 days.
The water continued to cover the earth for 150 days.
2 Kings 7:2
Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, "Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen." Elisha said, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food."
Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, "Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen." Elisha said, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food."
2 Kings 7:19
But that officer had answered the man of God, "Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!" And Elisha had told the officer, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food."
But that officer had answered the man of God, "Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!" And Elisha had told the officer, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food."
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.
