2 Kings 6:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

Time after time, when the king of Syria was at war against the Israelites, he met with his officers and announced, “I've decided where we will set up camp.”

Cross References

Isaiah 8:10

Get together and make plans, but you will fail because God is with us.

Proverbs 21:30

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can't defeat the Lord.

Proverbs 20:18

Be sure you have sound advice before making plans or starting a war.

2 Kings 6:24

Some time later, King Benhadad of Syria called his entire army together, then they marched to Samaria and attacked.

1 Kings 22:31

The king of Syria had ordered his 32 chariot commanders to attack only Ahab.

1 Kings 20:34

Benhadad said, “I'll give back the towns my father took from your father. And you can have shops in Damascus, just as my father had in Samaria.” Ahab replied, “If you do these things, I'll let you go free.” Then they signed a peace treaty, and Ahab let Benhadad go.

1 Kings 20:23

Meanwhile, Benhadad's officials went to him and explained: Israel's gods are mountain gods. We fought Israel's army in the hills, and that's why they defeated us. But if we fight them on flat land, there's no way we can lose.

1 Kings 20:1

King Benhadad of Syria called his army together. He was joined by 32 other kings with their horses and chariots, and together they marched to Samaria and attacked.

2 Kings 6:7

“Now get it,” Elisha told him. And the prophet reached in and grabbed it.

2 Kings 6:9

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.”

1 Kings 22:1

For the next three years there was peace between Israel and Syria.