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2 Kings 6:11

Syria

9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

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BSB
For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
KJV
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
WEB
The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “Won’t you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”
ASV
And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?
DARBY
And the heart of the king of Syria was troubled because of this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
BLB
And the heart of the king of Aram was greatly troubled by this thing, and he called to his servants and said to them, “Will you⁺ not show to me who of us [is] for the king of Israel?”
ÅB
Kongen i Syria ble meget urolig over dette; han kalte sine menn til seg og sa til dem: Kan dere ikke si meg hvem det er av våre folk som holder med Israels konge?
OTB
Hjertet til kongen av Aram ble rasende over denne saken; og han kalte sine tjenere og sa til dem, "Vil dere ikke fortelle meg hvem av oss som er for Israels konge?"
B1930
Kongen i Syria blev meget urolig over dette; han kalte sine menn til sig og sa til dem: Kan I ikke si mig hvem det er av våre folk som holder med Israels konge?

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 22:8

    That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

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  • Isaiah 57:20–21

    But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

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  • Psalms 48:4–5

    For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

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  • 1 Samuel 28:21

    And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

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  • Job 18:7–11

    The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

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  • Matthew 2:3–12

    When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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