2 Kings 7:11 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 7:11

9 Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some¹ punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

10 So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, “We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no one was there, not a human sound—only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact.”

11 And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside.

12 So the king arose in the night and said to his servants, “Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are ^ahungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to¹ hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.’ ”

13 And one of his servants answered and said, “Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see.”

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 7:11

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American Standard Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

Amplified® Bible
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told to the king's household within.

Contemporary English Version
The guards reported the news to the king's palace.

Darby English Version
And the porters cried [it] and told [it] to the king's house within.

Good News Bible
The guards announced the news, and it was reported in the palace.

King James Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.

New American Standard Bible
The gatekeepers called and told {it} within the king's household.

New International Version
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace.

New King James Version
And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king’s household inside.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The gatekeepers called and told it within the king's household.

Revised Standard Version
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king's household.

Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.

New English Translation
The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.¹

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