Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 7:10

"So they came and called unto 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 asses tied, and the tents as they were." — 2 Kings 7:10 (ASV)

The porter. — The Oriental versions may be right in reading “porters,” that is, warders. The plural is implied by “they told them,” which immediately follows, and actually occurs in 2 Kings 7:11. But the reading of the Septuagint and Vulgate, “gate,” implies the same consonants differently pointed, as those of the word “porter.” This attests the antiquity of the reading. Probably, therefore, the word “porter” is here used collectively.

No man ... voice of man. — The first word (’îsh) denotes an individual man, the second word (’âdâm) denotes the species, and so includes women and children.

Horses. — The horses. Similarly, the asses. Both words are singular (collectives) in Hebrew.

Tied — that is, tethered and feeding.

The tents. — Omit the.