2 Kings 7:15

2 Kings 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
• New International Version (NIV)They followed them as far as the Jordan, and they found the whole road strewn with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown away in their headlong flight. So the messengers returned and reported to the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they went after them as far as the Jordan, and behold, all the way was littered with garments and equipment that the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king.

Context of 2 Kings 7:15

13But one of his servants responded, “Please, let messengers take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their fate is like the entire Israelite community who will die, so let’s send them and see.” 14The messengers took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.” So they followed them as far as the Jordan. They saw that the whole way was littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king. 16Then the people went out and plundered the Aramean camp. It was then that six quarts of fine flour sold for a half ounce of silver and twelve quarts of barley sold for a half ounce of silver, according to the word of the Lord. 17The king had appointed the captain, his right-hand man, to be in charge of the city gate, but the people trampled him in the gate. He died, just as the man of God had predicted when the king had come to him.

2 Kings 7:15 word by word

וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם֮ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה כָל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ מְלֵאָ֤ה בְגָדִים֙ וְכֵלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁלִ֥יכוּ אֲרָ֖ם בְּחָפְזָ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• them unto Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• and, lo, all the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• of garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• which the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• had cast awayשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• in their hasteחָפַזchâphaz · to hurryH2648
• And the messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 2 Kings 7:15

• Esther 1:7Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
• Isaiah 22:24They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s family: the descendants and the offshoots — all the small vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.
• Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
• Isaiah 2:20On that day people will throw their worthless idols of silver and gold, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.
• Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of punishment when devastation comes from far away? Who will you run to for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
• Isaiah 31:7For on that day, every one of you will reject the worthless idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
• Ezekiel 18:31Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
• Matthew 16:26For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?
• Matthew 24:16“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
• Philippians 3:7But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,

Commentaries on 2 Kings 7:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15All the way was full of garments and vessels - A manifest proof of the hurry and precipitancy with which they fled.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The Syrians had fled probably by the great road which led from Samaria to Damascus through Geba, En-gannim, Beth-shean, and Aphek. It crosses the Jordan at the Jisr Mejamia, about thirty-five miles northeast of Samaria.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safely relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the plenty he saw. Justly do those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17The abandoned items showed how quickly the Arameans fled, and the Israelites took goods from their camp. As Elisha predicted, food was now plentiful. Joram's skeptical officer was knocked down and trampled to death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. the king ... said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done--Similar stratagems have been so often resorted to in the ancient and modern wars of the East that there is no wonder Jehoram's suspicions were awakened. But the scouts, whom he despatched, soon found unmistakable signs of the panic that had struck the enemy and led to a most precipitate flight. 2Ki 7:17-20. The Unbelieving Lord Trodden to Death.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 7:15

• Armies
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Jehoram
• Manner
• Samaria
• Benhadad
• Buying
• Haste
• 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