2 Kings 6:14 “the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went th…”

2 Kings 6:14

the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

World English Bible

Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night and surrounded the city.

American Standard Version

Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

Geneva Bible 1599

So he sent thither horses, and charets, and a mightie hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie.

Darby Translation

And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

Young's Literal Translation

And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

Bible in Basic English

So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

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Cross references

“sent he thither horses”

1 Samuel 23:26 1 Samuel 24:2 Matthew 26:47 Matthew 26:55 John 18:3–6 2 Kings 1:9–13

1 Samuel 23:26 · BSB

Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

1 Samuel 24:2 · BSB

So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

Matthew 26:47 · BSB

While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Matthew 26:55 · BSB

At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

John 18:3–6 · BSB

So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

2 Kings 1:9–13 · BSB

Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”

“great”

2 Kings 18:17

2 Kings 18:17 · BSB

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqued…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”

15When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”

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