2 Kings 6:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the king sent horses, chariots, and a large army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the city.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore he sent horses, and chariots, and a great army there: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore sent{H7971} he thither horses,{H5483} and chariots,{H7393} and a great{H3515} host:{H2428} and they came{H935} by night,{H3915} and compassed{H5362} the city{H5892} about.{H5362}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore sent{H7971}{(H8799)} he thither horses{H5483}, and chariots{H7393}, and a great{H3515} host{H2428}: and they came{H935}{(H8799)} by night{H3915}, and compassed{H5362} the city{H5892} about{H5362}{(H8686)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The sent he thither horses & charetes, & a greate power. And wha they came thither by nighte, they compased the cite aboute.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So he sent thither horses, and charets, and a mightie hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therefore sent he thyther horses and charets, and a mightie hoast: and they came by night, and compassed the citie about.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army. They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,
  • 1 Sam 24:2 : 2 When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'
  • 2 Kgs 1:9-9 : 9 Then the king sent a captain with his fifty men to Elijah. He went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of the hill, and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, "Come down."' 10 Elijah answered the captain, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty. 11 Once again, the king sent another captain with fifty men to Elijah. The captain approached and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, "Come down quickly!"' 12 Elijah replied, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' And fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. 13 A third time, the king sent a captain with fifty men. This third captain approached, fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, 'Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your eyes.'
  • 2 Kgs 18:17 : 17 The king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a large army. They came to Jerusalem, stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Launderer's Field, and delivered their message.
  • Matt 26:47 : 47 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
  • Matt 26:55 : 55 At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
  • John 18:3-6 : 3 So Judas came there with a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. 4 Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, 'Whom are you looking for?' 5 They answered him, 'Jesus the Nazarene.' Jesus said to them, 'I am he.' Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When Jesus said to them, 'I am he,' they stepped back and fell to the ground.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 6:15-20
    6 verses
    86%

    15 When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went out, he saw an army with horses and chariots surrounding the city. He said, "Oh no, my master! What shall we do?"

    16 Elisha replied, "Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."

    17 Then Elisha prayed, "LORD, please open his eyes so that he may see." The LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.

    18 As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, "Please strike this army with blindness." So He struck them with blindness, as Elisha had requested.

    19 Then Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for." And he led them to Samaria.

    20 When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they looked and realized they were inside Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 6:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11 The king of Aram became very upset about this. He called his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us is on the side of the king of Israel?"

    12 One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

    13 So the king said, "Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him." When he was told, "He is in Dothan,"

  • 2 Kgs 7:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5 At twilight, they got up and went to the camp of the Arameans. When they reached the edge of the camp, they found no one there.

    6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!"

    7 So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

  • 2 Kgs 7:10-14
    5 verses
    75%

    10 So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, telling them, "We went to the Aramean camp and found no one there—not a single man—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents left just as they were."

    11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported inside the palace.

    12 The king got up in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are hungry, so they have gone out of the camp to hide in the countryside, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and take the city.'"

    13 One of his servants replied, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses that are left here. Their fate will be like that of all the Israelites who are left—yes, they will be like all the Israelites who have perished. Let us send them out to find out what has happened."

    14 So they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean camp, saying, "Go and see."

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
    72%

    1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, gathered his entire army along with thirty-two kings, horses, and chariots. He marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and attacked it.

  • 2 Kgs 6:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23 So he prepared a great feast for them. After they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders stopped coming into Israel’s land.

    24 Afterward, Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, gathered his entire army and marched up to lay siege to Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 6:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 Now the king of Aram was waging war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, "I will camp in such-and-such a place."

    9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: "Be careful not to pass this place, because the Arameans are going down there."

  • 2 Kgs 5:9
    71%

    9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.

  • Judg 7:9
    70%

    9 That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.

  • Isa 22:7
    70%

    7 Your choicest valleys were filled with chariots, and the horsemen took their stand at the gate.

  • Gen 14:15
    70%

    15 He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked them. He pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

  • Josh 11:4
    70%

    4 They came out with all their armies, a vast number of people as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a large number of horses and chariots.

  • Josh 6:14
    70%

    14 On the second day, they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did the same for six days.

  • Judg 9:32
    70%

    32 Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.

  • Ezek 26:10
    69%

    10 'The dust from his many horses will cover you. The noise of the horsemen, the wheels, and the chariots will make your walls shake when he enters your gates like warriors entering a breached city.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:19
    69%

    19 The young men of the provincial leaders marched out of the city, followed by the army.

  • 2 Kgs 6:32
    69%

    32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's footsteps behind him?"

  • Exod 14:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6 So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him.

    7 He took six hundred of the best chariots, as well as all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers in charge of all of them.

  • Zech 6:7
    69%

    7 The strong horses went out, eager to go and patrol the earth. And He said, 'Go, patrol the earth.' So they patrolled the earth.

  • 2 Kgs 9:17
    69%

    17 When the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu's company approaching, he called out, 'I see a company!' Joram said, 'Send a rider to meet them and ask, “Do you come in peace?”'

  • Isa 21:7
    69%

    7 When he sees chariots with pairs of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, let him carefully listen, paying close attention.

  • Judg 6:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

    4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.

  • 2 Kgs 9:20
    69%

    20 The watchman reported, 'He has reached them, but he has not returned. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives furiously!'

  • Judg 6:35
    69%

    35 He also sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, calling them to arms, and to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali. They too came up to meet him.

  • Josh 6:11
    68%

    11 So he had the Ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the people returned to camp and spent the night there.

  • 1 Kgs 20:21
    68%

    21 The king of Israel went out and struck down the horses and chariots, and he inflicted a great defeat on the Arameans.

  • 1 Kgs 20:6
    68%

    6 'About this time tomorrow, I will send my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials. They will take whatever you value and carry it off.'

  • Gen 50:9
    68%

    9 Both chariots and horsemen went up with him, making it a very large procession.

  • 2 Chr 21:9
    68%

    9 Jehoram went out with his commanders and all his chariots. He rose during the night and struck down the Edomites who had surrounded him and their chariot commanders.

  • 2 Kgs 10:2
    68%

    2 When this letter reaches you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons,

  • 1 Kgs 20:13
    68%

    13 Meanwhile, a prophet approached Ahab, king of Israel, and said, 'This is what the LORD says: Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.'