2 Kings 7:5

2 Kings 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
• New International Version (NIV)At dusk they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, no one was there,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. But when they came to the edge of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no one there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there.

Context of 2 Kings 7:5

3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? 4If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.” So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. 6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” 7Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.

2 Kings 7:5 word by word

וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף לָב֖וֹא אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַד־קְצֵה֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

• So they aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• at twilightנֶ֫שֶׁףnesheph · twilightH5399
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of the Arameansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the outskirtsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• there was notאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• to be foundהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• ·שָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for 2 Kings 7:5

• 1 Samuel 30:17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.
• Ezekiel 12:6And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
• Deuteronomy 28:7The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The uttermost part of the camp - Where the Syrian advanced guards should have been.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The twilight - The evening twilight (see 2 Kings 7:9). The uttermost part of the camp - The extreme boundary of the camp toward the city, not its furthest or most distant portion. Compare 2 Kings 7:8.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-11Verses 3-11 God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came as soon as the Syrians were fled. Their consciences told them that mischief would befall them, if they took care of themselves only. Natural humanity, and fear of punishment, are powerful checks on the selfishness of the ungodly. These feelings tend to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The Hittites lived just north of Aram and often fought with the Arameans.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. they rose up in the twilight--that is, the evening twilight (2Ki 7:12). the uttermost part of the camp of Syria--that is, the extremity nearest the city.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 7:5

• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Syria
• Syria, Ashur
• Manner
• Samaria
• Benhadad
• Buying
• Dawn; Dawning
• Day and Night
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram

Commentaries on 2 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings