2 Kings 6:8

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place shall be my camp.”

Cross References

1 Kings 20:1

Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

1 Kings 20:23

And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills, and so they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

1 Kings 20:34

And Ben-hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you may establish bazaars for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” And Ahab said, “I will let you go on these terms.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.

1 Kings 22:1

For three years Syria and Israel continued without war.

1 Kings 22:31

Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.”

2 Kings 6:24

Afterward Ben-hadad king of Syria mustered his entire army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

2 Kings 6:7

And he said, “Take it up.” So he reached out his hand and took it.

2 Kings 6:9

But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there.”

Proverbs 20:18

Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel, can avail against the Lord.

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together, but it will come to naught; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.