2 Kings 6:14

2 Kings 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he sent there horses and chariots and a great army, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

Context of 2 Kings 6:14

12One of his servants said, “No, my lord, the king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.” 13So he said, “Go and see where he is, so that I may send men and take him.” And it was told to him, saying, “Behold, he is in Dothan.” So he sent horses and chariots and a substantial army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. 15Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, “This is hopeless, my master! What are we to do?” 16And he said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are greater than those who are with them.”

2 Kings 6:14 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַח־שָׁ֛מָּה סוּסִ֥ים וְרֶ֖כֶב וְחַ֣יִל כָּבֵ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ לַ֔יְלָה וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ עַל־הָעִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

• So he sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and a substantialכָּבֵדkâbêd · heavyH3515
• armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• and they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and surroundedנָקַףnâqaph · to surroundH5362
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:14

• 2 Kings 1:9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, “You man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to apprehend them.
• 1 Samuel 24:2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats.
• Matthew 26:47And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
• John 18:3So Judas, having obtained the Roman cohort and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
• 2 Kings 18:17Then the king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rab-saris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a large army to Jerusalem. So they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they went up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the road of the fuller’s field.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He sent thither horses - It is strange he did not think that he who could penetrate his secrets with respect to the Israelitish army, could inform himself of all his machinations against his own life.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-23Verses 13-23 What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when without are fightings, and within are fears. Fear not, with that fear which has torment and amazement; for they that are with us, to protect us, are more than they that are against us, to destroy us. The eyes of his body were open, and with them he saw the danger. Lord, open the eyes of our faith, that with them we may see thy protecting hand. The clearer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14When the king of Aram found out that Elisha could warn the king of Israel ahead of time, he ordered his men to capture the prophet. Dothan was about ten miles north of Samaria. Archaeologists have confirmed the city existed during this time.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 6:14

• Chariot
• Dothan
• Israel
• Joram
• Samaria

In the dictionaries

• Band
• Send
• Benhadad
• Elisha
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoram; Joram
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6

• 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