So they went back to the city and told the gatekeepers what had happened. “We went out to the Aramean camp,” they said, “and no one was there! The horses and donkeys were tethered and the tents were all in order, but there wasn’t a single person around!”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They called unto the porter ... and told them — The word “porter” is used like our “guard,” and the meaning here is not that the le…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The porter. — The Oriental versions may be right in reading “porters,” that is, warders. The plural is implied by “they told t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So they came and called to the porter of the city
The chief of those that had the care of the gate of it; for there …

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.…