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

12“It’s not us, my lord the king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!” 13“Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.” And the report came back: “Elisha is at Dothan.” So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. 15When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. 16“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!”

2 Kings 6:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• he thither horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and a greatכָּבֵדkâbêd · heavyH3515
• hostחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• and they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and compassedנָקַףnâqaph · to strikeH5362
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:14

• 2 Kings 1:9Then he sent an army captain with fifty soldiers to arrest him. They found him sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to him, “Man of God, the king has commanded you to come down with us.”
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,
• 1 Samuel 24:2So Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.
• Matthew 26:47And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.
• John 18:3The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.
• 2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.

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