So the men took two chariots [84] with horses. The king sent these men after the Aramean army. The king told them, “Go and see what happened.”
2 Kings 7:15 - Easy To Read Version The men went after the Aramean army as far as the Jordan River. All along the road there were clothes and weapons. The Arameans had thrown these things down when they hurried away. The messengers went back to Samaria and told the king. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They went after them to the Jordan. All the way was strewn with clothing and equipment which the Syrians had cast away in their flight. And the messengers returned and told the king. American Standard Version (1901) And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king. Common English Bible So they went after the Arameans as far as the Jordan River. The road was filled the whole way with garments and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away in their rush. The messengers returned and reported this to the king. Catholic Public Domain Version And they went away after them, as far as the Jordan. But behold, the entire way was filled with clothing and vessels, which the Syrians had thrown aside when they were disturbed. And the messengers returned and told the king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they went after them as far as the Jordan. And, behold, all the way was full of garments, and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright. And the messengers returned and told the king. |
So the men took two chariots [84] with horses. The king sent these men after the Aramean army. The king told them, “Go and see what happened.”
Then the people ran out to the Aramean camp and took valuable things from there. {There was plenty of things for everyone.} So it happened just like the Lord said. A person could buy a basket [85] of fine flour or two baskets [86] of barley for only one shekel. [87]
Wine was served in golden cups. And every cup was different! And there was plenty of the king’s wine, because the king was very generous.
Satan answered, “Skin for skin! {\cf2\super [5]} A person will give everything he has to save his life.
There is a time to look for something,\par and a time to consider it lost.\par There is a time to keep things,\par and a time to throw things away.\par
Lawmakers, you will have to explain the things you have done. What will you do at that time? Your destruction is coming from a faraway country. Where will you run for help? Your money and your riches will not help you.
At that time, people will throw away their gold and silver idols. (The people made those statues so the people could worship them.) The people will throw those statues into holes in the ground where bats and moles {\cf2\super [26]} live.
All the honored and important things of his father’s house will hang on him. All the adults and little children will depend on him. Those people will be like small dishes and large water bottles hanging on him.
Then people would stop worshiping the gold and silver idols you made. You truly sinned when you made those idols.
It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he loses his soul. A person could never pay enough to buy back his soul.
We have those many people \{of faith\} around us. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we should be like them. We too should run the race that is before us and never stop trying. We should take away \{from our lives\} anything that would stop us. And we should take away the sin that so easily catches us.