2 Kings 6:8

Easy To Read Version

The king of Aram was making war against Israel. He had a council meeting with his army officers. He said, “Hide in this place {and attack the Israelites when they come by}.”

Cross References

1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad was king of Aram. He gathered together all of his army. There were 32 kings with him. They had horses and chariots. [219] They attacked Samaria and fought against it.

1 Kings 20:23

King Ben Hadad’s officers said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods. We fought in a mountain area. So the people of Israel won. So let’s fight them on the flat land. Then we will win.

1 Kings 20:34

Ben Hadad said to him, “Ahab, I will give you the towns that my father took from your father. And you can put shops in Damascus, like my father did in Samaria.”

1 Kings 22:1

During the next two years, there was peace between Israel and Aram.

1 Kings 22:31

The king of Aram had 32 chariot commanders. That king ordered these 32 chariot commanders to find the king of Israel. The king of Aram told the commanders that they must kill the king.

2 Kings 6:24

After this happened, Ben Hadad king of Aram gathered all his army and went to surround and attack the city Samaria.

2 Kings 6:7

Elisha said, “Pick up the axhead.” Then the man reached out and took the axhead.

2 Kings 6:9

But the man of God [62] (Elisha) sent a message to the king of Israel. Elisha said, “Be careful! Don’t go by that place! The Aramean soldiers are hiding there!”

Proverbs 20:18

Get good advice before you make plans. If you are starting a war, find good people to guide you.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Isaiah 8:10

Make your plans for the fight!\par Your plans will be defeated.\par Give orders to your armies!\par Your orders will be useless.\par Why? Because God is with us! {\cf2\super [101]} \par