2 Kings 7:6

KJV

For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

— 2 Kings 7:6, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 7 connects to 10 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 …

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Other Translations

ASV

For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

YLT

seeing Jehovah hath caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse--a noise of great force, and they say one unto another, `Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.'

BBE

For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.

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