2 Kings 7:12

New Living Translation

The king got out of bed in the middle of the night and told his officers, “I know what has happened. The Arameans know we are starving, so they have left their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are expecting us to leave the city, and then they will take us alive and capture the city.”

Cross References

2 Kings 7:11

Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace.

2 Kings 7:13

One of his officers replied, “We had better send out scouts to check into this. Let them take five of the remaining horses. If something happens to them, it will be no worse than if they stay here and die with the rest of us.”

Joshua 8:4

with these orders: “Hide in ambush close behind the town and be ready for action.