2 Kings 7:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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."

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray you, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even like all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And one{H259} of his servants{H5650} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} Let some take,{H3947} I pray thee, five{H2568} of the horses{H5483} that remain,{H7604} which are left{H7604} in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude{H1995} of Israel{H3478} that are left{H7604} in it; behold, they are as all the multitude{H1995} of Israel{H3478} that are consumed);{H8552} and let us send{H7971} and see.{H7200}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And one{H259} of his servants{H5650} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let some take{H3947}{(H8799)}, I pray thee, five{H2568} of the horses{H5483} that remain{H7604}{(H8737)}, which are left{H7604}{(H8738)} in the city,(behold, they are as all the multitude{H1995} of Israel{H3478} that are left{H7604}{(H8738)} in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude{H1995} of the Israelites{H3478} that are consumed{H8552}{(H8804)}:) and let us send{H7971}{(H8799)} and see{H7200}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then answered one of his seruauntes, and sayde: Let vs take the fyue horses that remayne, which yet are lefte in the cite (beholde, these are left therin for all ye multitude in Israel, which is destroyed) let vs sende these and se.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And one of his seruants answered, and said, Let me take now fiue of the horses that remaine, and are left in the citie, (behold, they are euen as all the multitude of Israel that are left therein: beholde, I say, they are as the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed) & we wil send to see.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And one of his seruauntes aunswered, and sayde: Let men take I pray you fyue of the horses that remayne and are left in the multitude: (Beholde they are euen as all the multitude of Israel that are left in the citie: Beholde I say they are euen as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed) and we will send, and see.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    One of his servants answered, Please let some take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel who are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel who are consumed); and let us send and see.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And one of his servants answereth and saith, `Then let them take, I pray thee, five of the horses that are left, that have been left in it -- lo, they `are' as all the multitude of Israel who have been left in it; lo, they are as all the multitude of Israel who have been consumed -- and we send and see.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be the same as all those of Israel who have gone to destruction: let us send and see.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    One of his servants answered, "Please let some take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are consumed. Let us send and see."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    One of his advisers replied,“Pick some men and have them take five of the horses that are left in the city.(Even if they are killed, their fate will be no different than that of all the Israelite people– we’re all going to die!) Let’s send them out so we can know for sure what’s going on.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 5:13 : 13 But his servants approached him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he says to you, “Wash and be cleansed”? '
  • 2 Kgs 6:33 : 33 While he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. The king said, "This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?"
  • 2 Kgs 7:4 : 4 If we say, 'We’ll go into the city,' the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die."
  • Jer 14:18 : 18 If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword. If I enter the city, I see the agonies of famine. Even the prophet and the priest wander aimlessly in the land and have no understanding.
  • Lam 4:9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better off than those dying of hunger, wasting away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 88%

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

    15 They followed them as far as the Jordan, and they found the whole way littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and reported to the king.

  • 2 Kgs 7:9-12
    4 verses
    81%

    9 Then they said to each other, "What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news, and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let’s go and report this at the royal palace."

    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.'"

  • 2 Kgs 7:3-7
    5 verses
    78%

    3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the gate. They said to each other, "Why should we sit here until we die?"

    4 If we say, 'We’ll go into the city,' the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die."

    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.

  • 7 Nothing was left for Jehoahaz's army except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed them, making them like dust to be trampled.

  • 75%

    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,"

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

    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?"

  • 5 Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and brooks. Perhaps we can find grass to keep the horses and mules alive and avoid losing the animals."

  • 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.'

  • 71%

    30 The rest of the Arameans fled to the city of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of them. Meanwhile, Ben-Hadad fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

    31 His servants said to him, "We have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life."

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

  • 70%

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

    20 Each man struck down his opponent, and the Arameans fled with Israel pursuing them. Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, escaped on horseback along with some cavalry.

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

  • 43 His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”'

  • 25 You must assemble an army like the one you lost, with horses and chariots like the ones before. Then we will fight them on the plains, and surely we will be stronger than they are." Ben-Hadad listened to their advice and did as they instructed.

  • 70%

    23 Now then, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses—if you have riders to put on them!

    24 How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, relying on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

  • 4 From Hadadezer, David captured a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but spared enough horses for a hundred chariots.

  • 4 So he said to Jehoshaphat, 'Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?' Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, 'I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.'

  • 7 Then he sent a message to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?" And he replied, "I will go; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

  • 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 36:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 Now then, make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses—if you can provide riders for them!

    9 How then can you turn away even one of the least of my master’s officials? And you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

  • 16 They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.'

  • 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.'

  • 43 Then he said to his servant, "Go and look toward the sea." So he went and looked and said, "There is nothing." Seven times Elijah told him, "Go back."

  • 17 A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

  • 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."

  • 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.

  • 18 But the Arameans fled before Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean charioteers and forty thousand horsemen. He also struck down Shobach, the commander of their army, who died there.

  • 7 But a man of God came to him and said, 'O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim.'

  • 68 They had 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

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

  • 39 As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him and said, 'Your servant went into the middle of the battle, and suddenly a man brought another man to me and said, "Guard this man. If he is missing, your life will be for his life, or you will pay a talent of silver."

  • 7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them throughout Israel by messengers, saying, "This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel." The fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out together as one.

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

  • 4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Hadadezer. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but kept enough for 100 chariots.

  • 27 The Israelites were also mustered and supplied with provisions. They went out to meet the Arameans and camped opposite them, appearing like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.