For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses—the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

It is not important whether the miracle by which God delivered Samaria consisted of a mere auditory illusion (Compare to [Reference 2 Kings 6:19-20…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For. — This word means Now and introduces a new paragraph.

Even the noise. — Rather, a noise<…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise
of chariots, and a noise of horses, even t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God can, when he pleases, make the strongest heart tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf.…