2 Kings 6:8

World English Bible (2000)

Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place."

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  • 1 Kgs 20:1 : 1 Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
  • 1 Kgs 20:23 : 23 The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god 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.
  • 1 Kgs 20:34 : 34 Ben Hadad said to him, "The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria." "I," said Ahab, "will let you go with this covenant." So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.
  • 1 Kgs 22:31 : 31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 6:24 : 24 It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise. 13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
  • Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
  • Isa 7:5-7 : 5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying, 6 "Let's go up against Judah, and tear it apart, and let's divide it among ourselves, and set up a king in its midst, even the son of Tabeel." 7 This is what the Lord Yahweh says: "It shall not stand, neither shall it happen."
  • Isa 8:10 : 10 Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand: for God is with us."

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  • 2 Kgs 6:9-15
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    84%

    9 The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you not pass such a place; for the Syrians are coming down there."

    10 The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

    11 The heart of the king of Syria was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, "Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?"

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

    13 He said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." It was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."

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

    15 When the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"

  • 2 Chr 18:30
    78%

    30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, "Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel."

  • 2 Kgs 7:12
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    12 The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are 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 take them alive, and get into the city.'"

  • 2 Kgs 7:5-7
    3 verses
    77%

    5 They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there.

    6 For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.

    7 Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

  • 1 Kgs 20:21-29
    9 verses
    76%

    21 The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

    22 The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you."

    23 The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god 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.

    24 Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.

    25 Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them." He listened to their voice, and did so.

    26 It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

    27 The children of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Syrians filled the country.

    28 A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Because the Syrians have said, "Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys;" therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.'"

    29 They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Syrians in one day.

  • 2 Kgs 6:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23 He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.

    24 It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 20:1-2
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    75%

    1 Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

    2 He sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said to him, "Thus says Ben Hadad,

  • 1 Kgs 22:31
    74%

    31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 22:6
    74%

    6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" They said, "Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king."

  • 2 Chr 22:5
    73%

    5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

  • 1 Kgs 22:3
    73%

    3 The king of Israel said to his servants, "You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we are still, and don't take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?"

  • 2 Sam 10:15
    73%

    15 When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

  • 1 Chr 19:16-17
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    73%

    16 When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

    17 It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

  • 2 Kgs 8:7
    72%

    7 Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. It was told him, saying, "The man of God has come here."

  • Isa 7:5
    72%

    5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 8:28
    72%

    28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

  • 2 Sam 8:6
    71%

    6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

  • 1 Kgs 20:6
    71%

    6 but I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away."'"

  • 2 Chr 25:7
    71%

    7 A man of God came to him, saying, "O king, don't let the army of Israel go with you; for Yahweh is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim.

  • 2 Kgs 6:21
    71%

    21 The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?"

  • 2 Kgs 6:7
    71%

    7 He said, "Take it." So he put out his hand and took it.

  • 2 Chr 18:5
    71%

    5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" They said, "Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king."

  • 1 Kgs 22:36
    71%

    36 A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!"

  • 2 Kgs 5:5-6
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    5 The king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

    6 He brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, "Now when this letter has come to you, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy."

  • 2 Chr 16:7
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    7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore is the army of the king of Syria escaped out of your hand.

  • 2 Kgs 13:5
    71%

    5 (Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.

  • 2 Kgs 7:10
    70%

    10 So they came and called to the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were."

  • 2 Sam 10:17
    70%

    17 It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

  • 1 Chr 19:10
    70%

    10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

  • 2 Sam 10:19
    70%

    19 When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.