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2 Kings 6:14

So he sent thither horses, and charets, and a mightie hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Chariot;   Dothan;   Israel;   Joram;   Samaria;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Sieges;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Chariot;   Elisha;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dothan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Lebo-Hamath;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dothan;   Elisha;   Jehoram;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Samaria;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elisha;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
he sent horses, chariots, and a massive army there. They went by night and surrounded the city.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
King James Version
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
English Standard Version
So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
New Century Version
Then the king sent horses, chariots, and many troops to Dothan. They arrived at night and surrounded the city.
New English Translation
So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army. They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.
Amplified Bible
So he sent horses and chariots and a powerful army there. They came by night and surrounded the city.
New American Standard Bible
So he sent horses and chariots and a substantial army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he sent horses and chariots and a heavy military force there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
Contemporary English Version
He ordered his best troops to go there with horses and chariots. They marched out during the night and surrounded the town.
Complete Jewish Bible
So he sent horses, chariots and a large army there; they came by night and surrounded the city.
Darby Translation
And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a large army to Dothan. They arrived at night and surrounded the city.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore he sent there horsemen and chariots and a great army; and they came by night and surrounded the city.
Good News Translation
he sent a large force there with horses and chariots. They reached the town at night and surrounded it.
Lexham English Bible
So he sent horses, chariots, and an oppressing army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the town.
Literal Translation
And he sent horses and chariots there, and a heavy army. And they came in by night and surrounded the city.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sent he thither horses & charetes, & a greate power. And wha they came thither by nighte, they compased the cite aboute.
American Standard Version
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
Bible in Basic English
So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore sent he thyther horses and charets, and a mightie hoast: and they came by night, and compassed the citie about.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host; and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore sent he thither horses, and charets, and a great hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie about.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a mighty host: and they came by night, and compassed about the city.
English Revised Version
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
Berean Standard Bible
the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng sente thidur horsis, and charis, and the strengthe of the oost; whiche, whanne thei hadden come bi nyyt, cumpassiden the citee.
Young's Literal Translation
And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.
Update Bible Version
Therefore he sent there horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encompassed the city.
World English Bible
Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
New King James Version
Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
New Living Translation
So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
New Life Bible
So the king of Syria sent horses and war-wagons and an army of many soldiers there. They came during the night and gathered around the city.
New Revised Standard
So he sent horses and chariots there and a great army; they came by night, and surrounded the city.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore sent he thither - horses and chariots, and a strong force, - and they came in by night, and encompassed the city.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore, he sent thither horses, and chariots, and the strength of an army: and they came by night, and beset the city.
Revised Standard Version
So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army; and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
THE MESSAGE
Then he dispatched horses and chariots, an impressive fighting force. They came by night and surrounded the city.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

Contextual Overview

13 And he said, Goe, and espie where he is, that I may sende and fetch him. And one tolde him, saying, Beholde, he is in Dothan. 14 So he sent thither horses, and charets, and a mightie hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie. 15 And when the seruant of the man of God arose earely to goe out, beholde, an hoste compassed the citie with horses and charets. Then his seruant sayde vnto him, Alas master, howe shall we doe? 16 And he answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are moe then they that be with them. 17 Then Elisha prayed, and saide, Lorde, I beseech thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lorde opened the eyes of the seruant, and he looked, and beholde, the mountaine was full of horses and charets of fyre round about Elisha. 18 So they came downe to him, but Elisha prayed vnto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindnesse. And he smote them with blindnes, according to the worde of Elisha. 19 And Elisha said vnto them, This is not the way, neither is this the citie: followe me, and I will leade you to the man whome ye seeke. But he ledde them to Samaria. 20 And when they were come to Samaria, Elisha saide, Lorde, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lorde opened their eyes, and they saw, & beholde, they were in the mids of Samaria. 21 And the King of Israel sayde vnto Elisha when he sawe them, My father, shall I smite them, shall I smite them? 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: doest thou not smite them that thou hast taken with thy sworde, and with thy bowe? but set bread and water before them, that they may eate and drinke and goe to their master.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sent he thither horses: It is strange the Syrian monarch did not think, that he who could penetrate his secrets with respect to the Israelitish army, could inform himself of all the machinations against his own life. 2 Kings 1:9-13, 1 Samuel 23:26, 1 Samuel 24:2, Matthew 26:47, Matthew 26:55, John 18:3-6

great: Heb. heavy, 2 Kings 18:17, *marg.

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 11:18 - the Lord Zechariah 12:4 - I will smite

Cross-References

Exodus 2:3
But when she could no longer hide him, she tooke for him an arke made of reede, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and laide the childe therein, and put it among the bulrushes by the riuers brinke.
Matthew 24:38
For as in the dayes before the flood, they did eate and drinke, marrie, and giue in mariage, vnto the day that Noe entred into the Arke,
Luke 17:27
They ate, they dranke, they married wiues, and gaue in marriage vnto the day that Noe went into the Arke: and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
1 Peter 3:20
Which were in time passed disobedient, when once the long suffering of God abode in the dayes of Noe, while the Arke was preparing, wherein fewe, that is, eight soules were saued in the water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore sent he thither horses and chariots, and a great host,.... To terrify the inhabitants from attempting to defend the prophet, but deliver him up at once:

and they came by night; that they might come upon them unawares, and their design not be discovered, so as to have timely help from Samaria, which was not far off:

and compassed the city about; that the prophet might not make his escape out of it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 6:14. 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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