2 Kings 6:23

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So he threw a big banquet for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.

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  • 2 Kgs 5:2 : 2 Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife.
  • 2 Kgs 24:2 : 2 The LORD sent against him Babylonian, Syrian, Moabite, and Ammonite raiding bands; he sent them to destroy Judah, just as in the LORD’s message that he had announced through his servants the prophets.
  • 2 Kgs 6:8-9 : 8 Elisha Defeats an Army Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said,“Invade at such and such a place.” 9 But the prophet sent this message to the king of Israel,“Make sure you don’t pass through this place because Syria is invading there.”
  • 1 Sam 24:17-18 : 17 He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you! 18 You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
  • 2 Chr 28:15 : 15 Men were assigned to take the prisoners and find clothes among the plunder for those who were naked. So they clothed them, supplied them with sandals, gave them food and drink, and provided them with oil to rub on their skin. They put the ones who couldn’t walk on donkeys. They brought them back to their brothers at Jericho, the city of date palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
  • Matt 5:47 : 47 And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
  • Luke 10:29-37 : 29 But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied,“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him up, and went off, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side. 32 So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him. 34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’ 36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”

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    21When the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha,“Should I strike them down, my master?”

    22He replied,“Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

  • 2 Kgs 6:24
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    24The Lord Saves Samaria Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 7:12-13
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    12The king got up in the night and said to his advisers,“I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know we are starving, so they left the camp and hid in the field, thinking,‘When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and enter the city.’”

    13One 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.”

  • 2 Kgs 6:8-9
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    8Elisha Defeats an Army Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said,“Invade at such and such a place.”

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  • 2 Kgs 13:5
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    5The LORD provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security.

  • 2 Kgs 7:15
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    15So they tracked them as far as the Jordan. The road was filled with clothes and equipment that the Syrians had discarded in their haste. The scouts went back and told the king.

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    16They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily in their quarters.

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  • 2 Kgs 4:43-44
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    43But his attendant said,“How can I feed a hundred men with this?” He replied,“Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the LORD has said,‘They will eat and have some left over.’”

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  • 2 Sam 10:15
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    15When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces.

  • 2 Kgs 7:5-7
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    5So they started toward the Syrian camp at dusk. When they reached the edge of the Syrian camp, there was no one there.

    6The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another,“Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!”

    7So they got up and fled at dusk, leaving behind their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.

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    2He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. He said to him,“This is what Ben Hadad says,

  • 1 Kgs 13:19-20
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    19So the prophet went back with him. He ate food in his house and he drank water.

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    2Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife.

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  • 2 Chr 28:15
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    15Men were assigned to take the prisoners and find clothes among the plunder for those who were naked. So they clothed them, supplied them with sandals, gave them food and drink, and provided them with oil to rub on their skin. They put the ones who couldn’t walk on donkeys. They brought them back to their brothers at Jericho, the city of date palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.

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    23Now the advisers of the king of Syria said to him:“Their God is a god of the mountains. That’s why they overpowered us. But if we fight them in the plains, we will certainly overpower them.

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    5The LORD his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.