2 Kings 7:9

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

7So, that evening, the Syrian soldiers all ran away. They left their tents, their horses and their donkeys. They did not take anything with them. They ran away to save their lives. 8When the four men reached the edge of the camp, they went into one of the tents. They ate and they drank what was there. They carried away silver and gold and clothes. They went away and they hid those things. Then they came back and they went into another tent. They took the valuable things from there too and they hid them. Then 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.’ 11The guards at the city gate then shouted the news. People in the king's palace heard the news.

2 Kings 7:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• to anotherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• We doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• not well: this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• of good tidingsבְּשֹׂרָהbeώôrâh beώôrâh · good newsH1309
• and we hold our peaceחָשָׁהchâshâh · be silentH2814
• if we tarryחָכָהchâkâh · to waitH2442
• till the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• some mischiefעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
• will comeמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• upon us: now therefore comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• that we may goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 2 Kings 7:9

• 2 Kings 7:3At this time, there were four men who had leprosy. They were at Samaria's gate where people went in to the city. They said to each other, ‘We should not stay here. If we wait here we will die.
• Haggai 1:4‘You people are living in beautiful houses. But my temple is still just a heap of stones! It is time for you to do something about it!
• 2 Kings 7:6The Lord God had caused the Syrian soldiers to hear the sound of horses, chariots and a very big army. So they said among themselves, ‘Listen! The king of Israel has paid the king of the Hittites and the king of Egypt to come here and attack us!’
• Isaiah 41:27I, the Lord, was the first person to tell the good news to Zion. I sent someone to Jerusalem to say, “Look, they have arrived!”
• Isaiah 52:7Somebody is coming across the mountains to bring good news to us! It is a beautiful thing to see him run towards us! He has come to tell us that there will be peace, because God will save our city. He says to Zion, ‘Your God rules as king!’
• Nahum 1:15People in Judah, look at the mountains. You will see the feet of the person who will bring good news. He causes peace. You can have your special festivals again now. And now you can do what you promised to me. The bad people will not win a war against you because I have killed them.
• Luke 2:10The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen! I bring you good news. This news will make everyone very happy.
• Philippians 2:4Do not think only about the things that you want to do for yourself. Each of you should think also about how you can help other people.
• 2 Kings 5:26But Elisha said to him, ‘My spirit was with you when you went out. It was there when the man came down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept gifts of money, clothes, olive trees, vineyards, sheep, cows or servants.
• Numbers 32:23But if you do not do what you have promised, that will be a sin against the Lord. And be sure that God will punish you for your sin.
• Proverbs 24:16If an honest person falls down seven times, he will still stand up again. But when trouble comes to a wicked person, that is the end of him.

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

Topics related to 2 Kings 7:9

• Armies
• Conscience
• Patriotism
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Jehoram
• Manner
• Samaria
• Benhadad
• Buying
• Iniquity
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram
• Kings, Books of
• Elisha

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