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2 Kings 6:8

Syria

6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

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.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 6:24

    And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

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  • Proverbs 20:18

    Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

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  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 22:31

    But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

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  • Job 5:12–13

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

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  • Isaiah 8:10

    Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

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  • Isaiah 7:5–7

    Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

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  • 1 Kings 20:23

    And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

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