2 Kings 7:12
And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be 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 catch them alive, and get into the city.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 7 connects to 3 cross-references. Ben-hadad of Aram besieges Samaria, causing severe famine; Elisha predicts that tomorrow food will be abundant and cheap. Four lepers decide to go to the Aramean camp and find it abandoned—God had caused the Arameans to hear sounds of a …
Other Translations
And the king arose in the night, and said unto 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.
And the king riseth by night, and saith unto his servants, `Let me declare, I pray you, to you that which the Aramaeans have done to us; they have known that we are famished, and they are gone out from the camp to be hidden in the field, saying, When they come out from the city, then we catch them alive, and unto the city we enter.'
Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town.
Cross References
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not …
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for …
So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy …