the watchman saw another man running. He called out to the gatekeeper, ‘Look! Another man is running alone! ’ ‘This one is also bringing good news,’ said the king.
2 Kings 7:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The diseased men came and called to the city’s gatekeepers and told them, ‘We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there #– #no human sounds. There was nothing but tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city. They told them, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was neither sight nor sound of man there–only the horses and donkeys tied, and the tents as they were. American Standard Version (1901) So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were. Common English Bible So they went and called out to the gatekeepers, telling them, “We went to the Aramean camp, and listen to this: No one was there, not even the sound of anyone! The only things there were tied-up horses and donkeys, and the tents left just as they were.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had arrived at the gate of the city, they explained to them, saying: "We went into the camp of the Syrians, and we found no one in that place, except horses and donkeys tied, and the tents still standing." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they came to the gate of the city, and told them, saying: We went to the camp of the Syrians, and we found no man there, but horses, and asses, tied, and the tents standing. |
the watchman saw another man running. He called out to the gatekeeper, ‘Look! Another man is running alone! ’ ‘This one is also bringing good news,’ said the king.
The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.
Then they said to each other, ‘We’re not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our punishment will catch up with us. So let’s go and tell the king’s household.’
With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
He assigned Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.