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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They went all the way to the Jordan River, following a trail of clothing and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away in their mad rush to escape. The scouts returned and told the king about it.

Context of 2 Kings 7:15

13And one of his servants said, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see." 14So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see." 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. 16Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord. 17Now the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. And the people trampled him in the gate, so that he died, as the man of God had said when the king came down 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 golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.
• Isaiah 22:24And they will hang on him the whole honor of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons.
• Job 2:4Then Satan answered the Lord and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.
• Isaiah 2:20In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,
• Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
• Isaiah 31:7For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.
• Ezekiel 18:31Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
• Matthew 16:26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
• Matthew 24:16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
• Philippians 3:7But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set 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

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• Jordan
• Jehoram
• Manner
• Samaria
• Benhadad
• Buying
• Haste
• Jehoahaz
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• 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