2 Kings 7:10

Good News Translation

So they left the Syrian camp, went back to Samaria, and called out to the guards at the gates: “We went to the Syrian camp and didn't see or hear anybody; the horses and donkeys have not been untied, and the tents are just as the Syrians left them.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:26

Then the lookout saw another man running alone, and he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look! There's another man running!” The king answered, “This one also is bringing good news.”

2 Kings 7:11

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

2 Kings 7:9

But then they said to each other, “We shouldn't be doing this! We have good news, and we shouldn't keep it to ourselves. If we wait until morning to tell it, we are sure to be punished. Let's go right now and tell the king's officers!”

1 Chronicles 16:38

Obed Edom son of Jeduthun and sixty-eight men of his clan were to assist them. Hosah and Obed Edom were in charge of guarding the gates.

2 Chronicles 23:19

Jehoiada also put guards on duty at the Temple gates to keep out anyone who was ritually unclean.

Psalm 127:1

If the Lord does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless; if the Lord does not protect the city, it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.