One of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, since those left here will suffer the fate of the whole multitude of Israel that have perished already; let us send and find out.”
2 Kings 7:14 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional So they took two mounted men, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and find out.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they took two chariot horses, and the king sent them after the Syrian army, saying, Go and see. American Standard Version (1901) They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. Common English Bible So they chose two chariots with their horses. The king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see!” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they brought two horses. And the king sent them into the camp of the Syrians, saying, "Go, and see." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They brought therefore two horses; and the king sent into the camp of the Syrians, saying: Go, and see. |
One of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, since those left here will suffer the fate of the whole multitude of Israel that have perished already; let us send and find out.”
So they went after them as far as the Jordan; the whole way was littered with garments and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned, and told the king.
In Jezreel, the sentinel standing on the tower spied the company of Jehu arriving, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman; send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’ ”