2 Kings 7:11

2 Kings 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.
• New International Version (NIV)The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside.

Context of 2 Kings 7:11

9Then they said to each other, ‘We should not be doing this. It is not right! This is a day of good news and we have not told anyone. If we wait until the morning, we will be in trouble. We must go now and tell the king's officers what has happened.’ 10So they went back to the city's gate and they called out to the guards. They said to them, ‘We went out to the camp of the Syrian army. There was nobody there! We did not hear anyone at all. The horses and donkeys are still there, where the soldiers had tied them. The tents are still there, as they were before.’ The guards at the city gate then shouted the news. People in the king's palace heard the news. 12The king got up in the middle of the night. He said to his officers, ‘I will tell you what the Syrian soldiers have done to deceive us. They know that we have no food. So they have left their tents and they have hidden in the fields. They are thinking, “The Israelites will surely come out of the city. Then we will catch them while they are still alive. We will then get into their city.” ’ 13One of the king's officers answered him, ‘Send some men with five of the horses that are still in our city. We will see what happens to them. All of us Israelites in the city will soon die. If the Syrian soldiers kill those men, they would have died anyway. So send them out of the city to find out what is happening.’

2 Kings 7:11 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֖א הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֕ידוּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ פְּנִֽימָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• the portersשֹׁעֵרshô‛êr shô‛êr · gatekeeperH7778
• and they toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• to the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• withinפְּנִ֫ימָהpenîymâh · withinH6441

Cross-references for 2 Kings 7:11

• 2 Kings 6:8There was a war between the king of Syria and Israel. The king of Syria talked with his officers. He said to them, ‘I will attack Israel at a certain place.’
• Genesis 20:8Early the next morning, Abimelech called together his officers. He told them what had happened. When the officers heard about it, they were very afraid.
• Genesis 41:38Pharaoh said to his officers, ‘This man has the Spirit of God in him. We will never find anyone else like him.’
• 1 Kings 20:7Then King Ahab told all the leaders of Israel to come to him. He said to them, ‘See what this man is doing! He wants to cause trouble! He asked me to give him my wives, my children, my silver and my gold. And I did not refuse to do it.’
• 2 Kings 7:1Elisha said, ‘Now listen to the Lord's message! This is what the Lord says: “About this time tomorrow, five kilograms of good flour will cost only one piece of silver. Ten kilograms of barley will also cost one piece of silver. You will be able to buy this food at the gate of Samaria.” ’
• 2 Kings 5:7When the king of Israel read the letter, he was very upset. He tore his clothes. He said, ‘I am not God, am I? I cannot kill people or make them alive again. Why does he think that I can make this man well again? I see that he is trying to start a fight with me.’
• 2 Kings 6:25As a result, there was a famine in the city. The Syrian army were all around the city for a long time. Food in the city was very expensive. A donkey's head cost 80 pieces of silver. A small cup of dove's dung cost five pieces of silver.
• Joshua 8:4He said to them, ‘Listen carefully. Go and hide behind the city. Stay near to it. Be ready to attack!
• Judges 20:29This time, the Israelites made some of their soldiers hide in places around Gibeah.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 7:11

• 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. 10-12Joram thought the Arameans might have set a trap to ambush the Israelites. Joshua used a similar tactic to capture the city of Ai (Joshua 8:3–23).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

Topics related to 2 Kings 7:11

• Armies
• Prophecy

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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