2 Kings 7:14
12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13 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.
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
15 And they went after them unto 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.
16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the scouts took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”
- KJV
- They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
- WEB
- Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them out to the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.”
- ASV
- They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
- DARBY
- And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
- BLB
- And they took two chariot horses, and the king sent them in the direction of the camp of Aram, saying, “Go and see.”
- ÅB
- Da tok de to vogner med hester for, og kongen sendte dem etter syrernes hær og sa: Dra avsted og se hvordan det har seg!
- OTB
- Så de forberedte to vogner med hester, og kongen sendte dem etter arameernes hær, med instruksjon om, "Gå og se."
- B1930
- Da tok de to vogner med hester for, og kongen sendte dem efter syrernes hær og sa: Dra avsted og se hvordan det har sig!