2 Kings 7:7 “Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their te…”

2 Kings 7:7

Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

World English Bible

Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

American Standard Version

Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wherefore they arose, and fled in the twilight, and left their tentes and their horses, and their asses, euen the campe as it was, and fledde for their liues.

Darby Translation

And they rose up and fled in the dusk, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

Young's Literal Translation

And they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their asses — the camp as it [is] — and flee for their life.

Bible in Basic English

So they got up and went in flight, in the half light, without their tents or their horses or their asses or any of their goods; they went in flight, fearing for their lives.

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Cross references

“they arose”

Psalm 48:4–6 Proverbs 28:1 Job 18:11 Proverbs 21:1 Psalm 68:12 Jeremiah 48:8

Psalm 48:4–6 · BSB

For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

Proverbs 28:1 · BSB

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Job 18:11 · BSB

Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.

Proverbs 21:1 · BSB

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Psalm 68:12 · BSB

“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

Jeremiah 48:8 · BSB

The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said.

“their horses”

Psalm 33:17 Amos 2:14–16 Psalm 20:7 Psalm 20:8

Psalm 33:17 · BSB

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

Amos 2:14–16 · BSB

Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

Psalm 20:7 · BSB

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 20:8 · BSB

They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

“and fled for their life”

Proverbs 6:5 Isaiah 2:20 Matthew 24:16–18 Hebrews 6:18 Numbers 35:11 Numbers 35:12

Proverbs 6:5 · BSB

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Isaiah 2:20 · BSB

In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.

Matthew 24:16–18 · BSB

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Hebrews 6:18 · BSB

Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

Numbers 35:11 · BSB

designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

Numbers 35:12 · BSB

You are to have these cities as a refuge from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die until he stands trial before the assembly.

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

In context

6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”

8When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.

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