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2 Kings 7:9
9And they said one to another, We are not doing right; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, the iniquity will find us out; and now come, let us go and tell the king's household.
2 Kings 7:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they said to each other, “What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let’s go at once and report this to the royal palace.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come; let us go and tell the king's household."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
Context of 2 Kings 7:9
7And they rose up and fled in the dusk, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, the camp as it was, and fled for their life. 8And those lepers came to the extremity of the camp; and they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried thence silver and gold, and garments, and went and hid it; and they came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence, and went and hid [it]. And they said one to another, We are not doing right; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, the iniquity will find us out; and now come, let us go and tell the king's household. 10And they came and called to the porters of the city, and told them saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one there, no sound of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were. 11And the porters cried [it] and told [it] to the king's house within.
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֜הוּ לֹֽא־כֵ֣ן׀ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֗ים הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ יוֹם־בְּשֹׂרָ֣ה ה֔וּא וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ מַחְשִׁ֗ים וְחִכִּ֛ינוּ עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר וּמְצָאָ֣נוּ עָו֑וֹן וְעַתָּה֙ לְכ֣וּ וְנָבֹ֔אָה וְנַגִּ֖ידָה בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- oneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- rightכֵּןkên · rightH3651
- dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
- morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
- iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
- comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for 2 Kings 7:9
- 2 Kings 7:3And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?
- Haggai 1:4Is it time for you that ye should dwell in your wainscoted houses, while this house lieth waste?
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, a noise of a great host; and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
- Isaiah 41:27The first, [I said] to Zion, Behold, behold them! and to Jerusalem, I will give one that bringeth glad tidings.
- Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that announceth glad tidings, that publisheth peace; that announceth glad tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
- Nahum 1:15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth glad tidings, that publisheth peace! Celebrate thy feasts, Judah, perform thy vows: for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
- Luke 2:10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
- Philippians 2:4regarding not each his own [qualities], but each those of others also.
- 2 Kings 5:26And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?
- Numbers 32:23But if ye do not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and be sure your sin will find you out.
- Proverbs 24:16For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 7:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The lepers began to think that if they kept this important matter secret during the whole night for their own private advantage, when the morning came they would be found out, accused, and punished (see margin).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. 8-9The men decided to share their good luck with the people in Samaria.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. these lepers ... did eat and drink--After they had appeased their hunger and secreted as many valuables as they could carry, their consciences smote them for concealing the discovery and they hastened to publish it in the city.Read the comment
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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
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