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and they told <i>it</i> to the king's house within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the gatekeepers called out, and they told <i>it</i> to the king’s household inside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the gatekeepers called and announced <i>it</i> inside the king’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The gatekeepers called and told it within the king&#8217s household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the gatekeepers called, and told <i>it</i> within the king’s household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the gatekeepers called and told <i>it</i> within the king’s household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the gatekeepers called out and it was reported to the king’s household inside [the city].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king&#8217s household. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The guards reported the news to the king's palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The gatekeepers announced the news to the royal palace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The guards announced the news, and it was reported in the palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The gatekeepers announced the report to the king's attendants, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king?s household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers called out, and it was reported to the king's household within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the gatekeepers called out and told it to the king’s household within. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he calls the gatekeepers, and they declare [it] to the house of the king within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be called out at the gates, and they will announce to the king's house within.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the guards of the gate went, and told it within the king's palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the gatekeepers went and reported it in the palace of the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The gatekeepers announced this and it was reported within the palace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the gatekeepers called out and proclaimed it to the king’s household.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the doorkeepers called out and told it to the king's household within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Gatekeepers called and told it within the house of the King.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the porters called, and they told it to the king's household within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the porters cried aloud, and reported to the house of the king within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/7-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2340" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/7.htm">The Siege Lifted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.” <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: haš·šō·‘ă·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">The gatekeepers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">shouted the news,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·gî·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">and it was reported</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">to the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6441.htm" title="6441: pə·nî·māh (Adv) -- Toward the side or inside, within. From paniym with directive enclitic; faceward, i.e. Indoors."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">household.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">2 Kings 6:24-25</a></span><br />Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria. / So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-33.htm">2 Kings 6:33</a></span><br />While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1-2</a></span><br />Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” / But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">2 Kings 7:16-20</a></span><br />Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. / Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him. / It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1-16</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” / Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah: / “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13-15</a></span><br />That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. / When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. / When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:20-25</a></span><br />Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.” / Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.” / The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23-25</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. / He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Matthew 14:15-21</a></span><br />When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” / “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” / “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32-38</a></span><br />Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” / The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-27</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon. / And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-13</a></span><br />When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7-11</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. / “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” / So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.</p><p class="hdg">unto his servants</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">2 Kings 6:8</a></b></br> Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place <i>shall be</i> my camp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Genesis 20:8</a></b></br> Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-38.htm">Genesis 41:38</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find <i>such a one</i> as this <i>is</i>, a man in whom the Spirit of God <i>is</i>?</p><p class="hdg">I will now</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1</a></b></br> Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time <i>shall</i> a measure of fine flour <i>be sold</i> for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, <i>Am</i> I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25-29</a></b></br> And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was <i>sold</i> for fourscore <i>pieces</i> of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five <i>pieces</i> of silver… </p><p class="hdg">hide themselves</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/8-4.htm">Joshua 8:4-12</a></b></br> And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, <i>even</i> behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-29.htm">Judges 20:29-37</a></b></br> And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/6-26.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-26.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-11.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-22.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-9.htm">Household</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-9.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-9.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-39.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-17.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">Household</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-8.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-5.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-17.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-13.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-8.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the tents of the Syrians.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is trampled in the press</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The gatekeepers shouted the news</b><br>In ancient Israel, city gatekeepers held a crucial role in maintaining security and controlling access to the city. They were responsible for monitoring who entered and exited, making them key figures in the dissemination of information. In this context, the gatekeepers are relaying the astonishing news of the abandoned Aramean camp, which was discovered by the lepers. This act of shouting the news signifies the urgency and importance of the message. The gatekeepers' role here is reminiscent of the watchmen in <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Ezekiel 33:6</a>, who are tasked with warning the people of impending danger or significant events.<p><b>and it was reported to the king’s household</b><br>The king's household refers to the royal court, including the king's advisors and officials. In the historical context of 2 Kings, the king of Israel at this time was likely Joram (or Jehoram), son of Ahab. The report reaching the king's household indicates the chain of communication within the city, from the gatekeepers to the highest authority. This reflects the structured hierarchy of ancient Near Eastern societies. The news being reported to the king's household fulfills the prophecy given by Elisha earlier in <a href="/2_kings/7.htm">2 Kings 7:1</a>, where he foretold the end of the siege and the abundance of food. This moment underscores the fulfillment of God's word through His prophet, demonstrating His sovereignty and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gatekeepers.htm">Gatekeepers</a></b><br>These individuals were responsible for guarding the entrance to the city, ensuring security and controlling access. In this context, they play a crucial role in disseminating the news of the Arameans' flight.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_palace.htm">The Palace</a></b><br>The royal residence where the king and his officials resided. It serves as the center of authority and decision-making in the city of Samaria.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_arameans.htm">The Arameans</a></b><br>The enemy army besieging Samaria, whose sudden departure is the cause of the news being reported.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which was under siege by the Arameans.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lepers.htm">The Lepers</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, they are the ones who discovered the deserted Aramean camp and initiated the chain of events leading to the news being reported.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unexpected_deliverance.htm">God's Unexpected Deliverance</a></b><br>God's methods of deliverance often defy human expectations. Just as the people of Samaria were saved in an unforeseen way, we should remain open to God's surprising interventions in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sharing_good_news.htm">The Importance of Sharing Good News</a></b><br>The lepers' decision to share the news of the deserted camp underscores the importance of sharing good news, especially the Gospel, with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_desperation.htm">Faith in Times of Desperation</a></b><br>The situation in Samaria was dire, yet God provided a miraculous solution. In our own times of desperation, we should maintain faith that God can and will provide.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_messengers.htm">The Role of Messengers</a></b><br>The gatekeepers acted as messengers of hope. We, too, are called to be messengers of hope and truth in our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_kings_10_7,_11_match_history.htm">Does the swift eradication of Ahab's lineage in 2 Kings 10:7, 11 align with historical records outside the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_pagan_altars.htm">1 Kings 11:7 - Is there any archaeological evidence of the pagan altars and high places that Solomon supposedly built?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_elisha's_simple_healing.htm">How do we reconcile Elisha's instructions (2 Kings 5:10-12) with other Old Testament rites for healing that appear more complex or different?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_7_11_conflict_with_jeroboam's_end.htm">Amos 7:11 - The text predicts Jeroboam's death by the sword; does this claim conflict with other biblical or extra-biblical accounts regarding Jeroboam's end?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">And he called the porters.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">And the porters called.</span> The verb in the Hebrew is singular,and may be used impersonally: "And one called, viz., the warders." But the LXX., Targum, Arabic, and some Hebrew MSS., read the plural. The Syriac has, "And the porters drew near, and told the house of the king."<p><span class= "bld">And they told it.</span>--The king's palace may have been near to the ramparts. If not, the sentries at the gate shouted their news to other soldiers near them, who conveyed it to the palace. The word "within" seems to indicate the former. (The Authorised Version, which is Kimchi's rendering, cannot be right, because in that case the Hebrew verb would require the preposition "unto," as in <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm" title="So they came and called to the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.">2Kings 7:10</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and the porters</span> (or, <span class="accented">gate-keepers</span>) <span class="accented">called out and told it</span>, etc. <span class="hebrew">יִקְרָא</span> may be a plural <span class="accented">before</span> its subject; or the true reading may be <span class="hebrew">יִקְרְאוּ</span>, which is found in some manuscripts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/7-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The gatekeepers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·‘ă·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7778.htm">Strong's 7778: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gatekeeper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shouted the news,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it was reported</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגִּ֕ידוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·gî·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the king’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">household.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/7-11.htm">2 Kings 7:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/7-11.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 7:11 He called the porters (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 7:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 7:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>