2 Kings 7:14
What does 2 Kings 7:14 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 7:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, `Go, and see.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They brought therefore two horses, and the king sent into the camp of the Syrians, saying: Go, and see.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
Context
v.13And 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.
v.14This passage
v.15And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
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