And one of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see.”
2 Kings 7:14 - English Standard Version 2016 So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, “Go and see.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they took two chariot horses, and the king sent them after the Syrian army, saying, Go and see. American Standard Version (1901) They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. Common English Bible So they chose two chariots with their horses. The king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see!” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they brought two horses. And the king sent them into the camp of the Syrians, saying, "Go, and see." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They brought therefore two horses; and the king sent into the camp of the Syrians, saying: Go, and see. |
And one of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see.”
So they went after them as far as the Jordan, and behold, all the way was littered with garments and equipment that the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king.
Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, “I see a company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”