God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 7:5
5So they started out at dusk to go into the Aramean camp. When they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there.
2 Kings 7:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
- New International Version (NIV)At dusk they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, no one was there,
- English Standard Version (ESV)So they arose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. But when they came to the edge of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no one there.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there.
Context of 2 Kings 7:5
3Four men with skin diseases were at the entrance of the city gate. One of them asked, “Why are we sitting here waiting to die? 4If we go into the city, the famine is also there, and we’ll still die. But if we stay here, we’ll die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they give us something to keep us alive, we’ll live. But if they kill us, we’ll die anyway.” So they started out at dusk to go into the Aramean camp. When they came to the edge of the camp, no one was there. 6(The Lord had made the Aramean army hear what sounded like chariots, horses, and a large army. The Aramean soldiers said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!” 7So at dusk they fled. They abandoned the camp as it was with its tents, horses, and donkeys and ran for their lives.)
Read all of 2 Kings 72 Kings 7:5 word by word
וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַנֶּ֔שֶׁף לָב֖וֹא אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַד־קְצֵה֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה אֲרָ֔ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 7:5
- 1 Samuel 30:17From dawn until evening the next day, David attacked them. No one escaped except 400 young men who rode away on camels.
- Ezekiel 12:6Let them see you put your bags on your shoulders and carry them out in the dark. Cover your face so that you won’t see the land. I’ve made you a sign to warn the nation of Israel.”
- Deuteronomy 28:7The Lord will defeat your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction but run away from you in seven directions.
- Deuteronomy 32:25Foreign wars will kill off their children, and even at home there will be horrors. Young men and young women alike will die as well as nursing babies and gray-haired men.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 7:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The uttermost part of the camp - Where the Syrian advanced guards should have been.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The twilight - The evening twilight (see 2 Kings 7:9). The uttermost part of the camp - The extreme boundary of the camp toward the city, not its furthest or most distant portion. Compare 2 Kings 7:8.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. 5-7The Hittites lived just north of Aram and often fought with the Arameans.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. they rose up in the twilight--that is, the evening twilight (2Ki 7:12). the uttermost part of the camp of Syria--that is, the extremity nearest 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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