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2 Kings 6:8

Syria

6 “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.

7 “Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.

Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”

9 Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”

10 So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.

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BSB
Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
ASV
Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
DARBY
And the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp.
BLB
And the king of Aram had been making war against Israel, and he counseled with his servants, saying, “In such and such a place My camp [will be].”
ÅB
Kongen i Syria lå i krig med Israel; og han rådførte seg med sine menn og sa: På det og det sted vil jeg slå leir.
OTB
Kongen av Aram førte krig mot Israel, og han rådførte seg med sine tjenere og sa, "På et slikt og slikt sted skal mitt leir være."
B1930
Kongen i Syria lå i krig med Israel; og han rådførte sig med sine menn og sa: På det og det sted vil jeg slå leir.

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