2 Kings 6:8

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Summary

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

The king

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Took

Bible References

The king

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,

And Ben-Hadad king of Aram hath gathered all his force, and thirty and two kings are with him, and horse and chariot, and he goeth up and layeth siege against Samaria, and fighteth with it,

And the king of Aram commanded the heads of the charioteers whom he hath -- thirty and two -- saying, 'Ye do not fight with small or with great, but with the king of Israel by himself.'

Took

And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, 'Gods of hills are their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain -- are we not stronger than they?

Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.

Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

Because that Aram counselled against thee evil, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying:

Take counsel, and it is broken, Speak a word, and it doth not stand, Because of Emmanu-El!'