2 Kings 6:9 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 6:9

7 Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.

The Blinded Syrians Captured

8 Now the ^aking of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”

9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”

10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.

11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”

12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

13 So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” And it was told him, saying, “Surely he is in ^aDothan.”

14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 6:9

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American Standard Version
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

Amplified® Bible
Then the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you pass not such a place, for the Syrians are coming down there.

Contemporary English Version
Each time, Elisha would send this warning to the king of Israel: "Don't go near there. That's where the Syrian troops have set up camp."

Darby English Version
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place, for thither the Syrians are come down.

Good News Bible
But Elisha sent word to the king of Israel, warning him not to go near that place, because the Syrians were waiting in ambush there.

King James Version
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

New American Standard Bible
The man of God sent {word} to the king of Israel saying, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Arameans are coming down there."

New International Version
The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: "Beware of passing that place, because the Arameans are going down there."

New King James Version
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The man of God sent word to the king of Israel saying, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Arameans will come down there."

Revised Standard Version
But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there."

Young's Literal Translation
And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down;

New English Translation
But the prophet sent this message to the king of Israel, “Make sure you don’t pass through this place because Syria is invading there.”

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