2 Kings 7:13

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2 Kings 7:13

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Holman Bible

But one of his servants responded, “Please, let messengers take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their fate is like the entire Israelite community who will die, so let’s send them and see.”

New American Standard Bible

One of his servants said, “Please, let some men take five of the horses which remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it; behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who have already perished, so let us send and see.”

King James Version

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

International Standard Version

One of his attendants suggested, "Please, let's take five of the remaining horses, since those who remain here will end up like the rest of Israel, which has already died, and we'll send them out to look."

A Conservative Version

And one of his servants answered and said, Let, I pray thee, some men take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the

American Standard Version

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

Amplified

One of his servants replied, “Please let some men take five of the horses which remain inside the city. Consider this: [if they are caught then at worst] they will be like all the people of Israel who are left in the city; [even if they are killed then] they will be like all the people of Israel who have already died. So let us send [them] and see [what happens].”

Bible in Basic English

And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be the same as all those of Israel who have gone to destruction: let us send and see.

Darby Translation

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some one take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that have perished), and let us send and see.

Julia Smith Translation

And one of his servants will answer and say, They shall take five of the horses remaining which were left in it, (behold them as all the multitude of Israel which were left in it: behold them as all the multitude of Israel which were finished:) and we will send and see.

King James 2000

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray you, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then one of his servants replied and said, "Please let them take five of the remaining horses which remain in [the city]; behold, they [are] like all of the multitude of Israel that remain in it; they are like all the multitude of Israel who have perished. Let us send and see."

Modern King James verseion

And one of his servants answered and said, Please let some take five of the horses which remain, which are left in the city; behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed. And we will send and see.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And one of his servants answered and said, 'Let men take five of the horses that remain and are left in the city. Behold, they are as good as all the multitude that are left in the city: and as good as all the multitude of the city that are consumed, and let us send and see."

NET Bible

One of his advisers replied, "Pick some men and have them take five of the horses that are left in the city. (Even if they are killed, their fate will be no different than that of all the Israelite people -- we're all going to die!) Let's send them out so we can know for sure what's going on."

New Heart English Bible

One of his servants answered, "Please let some take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are consumed. Let us send and see."

The Emphasized Bible

Then responded one of his servants, and said - Let there be taken, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel who have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel, who have been consumed, - and let us send and see!

Webster

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

World English Bible

Youngs Literal Translation

And one of his servants answereth and saith, 'Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses that are left, that have been left in it -- lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been consumed -- and we send and see.'

Themes

Armies » March in ranks » Among the syrians

Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram

Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The end of the famine in samaria

Prudence » Instances of » Jehoram, in suspecting a syrian stratagem

Topics

Five Animals

Like Bad People

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And one

H259

אחד
'echad

one, first, another, other, any, once, eleven , every, certain, an, some, .

Usage: 432

of his servants

H5650

עבד
`ebed

servant, manservant, bondman, bondage, bondservant, on all sides

Usage: 800

answered

H6030

ענה
`anah

answer, hear, testify, speak, sing, bear, cry, witness, give,

Usage: 329

and said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

Let some take

H3947

לקח
Laqach

take, receive, take away, fetch, bring, get, take out, carry away, married, buy,

Usage: 966

I pray thee, five

H2568

חמשּׁה חמשׁ
Chamesh

five, fifteenth , fifteen , fifth, fifteen , variant

Usage: 343

of the horses

H5483

סס סוּס
Cuwc

horse, crane, horseback, horseback , horsehoofs

Usage: 140

that remain

H7604

שׁאר
Sha'ar

leave, remain, remnant, let, rest,

Usage: 134

which are left

H7604

שׁאר
Sha'ar

leave, remain, remnant, let, rest,

Usage: 134

in the city, behold, they are as all the multitude

H1995

המן המון
Hamown

multitude, noise, tumult, abundance, many, store, company, multiplied, riches, rumbling, sounding

Usage: 83

of Israel

H3478

ישׂראל
Yisra'el

Israel, Israelites

Usage: 2505

that are left

H7604

שׁאר
Sha'ar

leave, remain, remnant, let, rest,

Usage: 134

in it behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude

H1995

המן המון
Hamown

multitude, noise, tumult, abundance, many, store, company, multiplied, riches, rumbling, sounding

Usage: 83

of the Israelites

H3478

ישׂראל
Yisra'el

Israel, Israelites

Usage: 2505

that are consumed 8552: and let us send

H7971

שׁלח
Shalach

send, go, forth, send away, lay, send out, put, put away, cast out, stretch out, cast, set, put out, depart, soweth, loose,

Usage: 848

References

Easton

Jehoram

Smith

Elisha

Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 7:13

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 9642
2 Kings Rank: 219
2 Topics
4 Themes
5 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
3 Phrases
3 Names
2 References

Context Readings

Four Lepers Report The Departure Of The Arameans

¹² So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the open country, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and go into the city.’” ¹³ But one of his servants responded, “Please, let messengers take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their fate is like the entire Israelite community who will die, so let’s send them and see.” ¹⁴ The messengers took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”