The king got out of bed in the middle of the night and told his officers, “I know what has happened. The Arameans know we are starving, so they have left their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are expecting us to leave the city, and then they will take us alive and capture the city.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

His servants - That is, “high officers of the household,” not mere domestics.

I will show you what the Syrians have done - Jeho…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I will now show you. —“Suspicax est miseria” (Grotius). Such stratagems as Jehoram suspected are, however, common enough …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the king arose in the night
Upon the report made to him:

and he said unto his servants, I wil…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here we see Israel's needs supplied in a way they little expected, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our gr…