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They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So they panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys, and everything else, as they fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it <i>was</i>, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact—their tents, their horses, and their donkeys—and they fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they got up and fled at twilight, and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys—<i>indeed</i> the camp <i>itself,</i> just as it was; and they fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents and their horses and their donkeys, even the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and forsook their tents and their horses and their donkeys, <i>even</i> the camp just as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the Arameans set out and fled during the twilight, and left their tents, horses, and donkeys, <i>even left</i> the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they had gotten up and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they had gotten up and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had fled for their lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So at dusk they fled. They abandoned the camp as it was with its tents, horses, and donkeys and ran for their lives.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So that evening the Syrians had fled for their lives, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys, and leaving the camp just as it was. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Arameans got up and ran away in the gathering darkness. They left behind their tents, horses, and donkeys just as they were—and fled for their lives!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So they got up and fled at dusk, leaving behind their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. <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 they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys—the camp as it [is]—and flee for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they rise and flee in the twilight, and forsake their tents, and their horses, and their asses -- the camp as it is -- and flee for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will rise and flee in darkness, and leave their tents, and their horses and their asses, the camp as it was, and flee for their soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose, and fled away in the dark, and left their tents, and their horses and asses in the camp, and fled, desiring to save their lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, they rose up and fled away in the dark. And they left behind their tents and horses and donkeys in the camp. And they fled, desiring to save so much as their own lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then in the twilight they had fled, abandoning their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, the whole camp just as it was, and fleeing for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys leaving the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, their horses, and their asses, even their camp as it was, and they fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they arose and fled at dawn and they left their tents and their horses and their donkeys and their camp just as it was made, and they fled for their lives.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they arose and fled while it was yet dark, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses in the camp, as they were, and fled for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/7-7.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=2277" 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">6</span>For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qū·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Thus the Arameans had arisen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nū·sū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">and fled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5399.htm" title="5399: ḇan·ne·šep̄ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Twilight. From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. dusk.">at twilight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: way·ya·‘az·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">abandoning</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ā·ho·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">their tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ḥă·mō·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">donkeys.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·neh (Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">The camp was intact,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer- (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: way·yā·nu·sū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">and they had run</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">their lives.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>When the lepers reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent to eat and drink. Then they carried off the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. On returning, they entered another tent, carried off some items from there, and hid them.…<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="/exodus/14-25.htm">Exodus 14:25</a></span><br />He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-36</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-21.htm">Judges 7:21-22</a></span><br />Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. / And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">1 Samuel 14:15-16</a></span><br />Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God. / Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-24</a></span><br />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. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. / When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-37</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! / So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">2 Kings 3:24</a></span><br />But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/18-17.htm">2 Kings 18:17</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">2 Kings 7:16</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29-30</a></span><br />For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. / The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18-20</a></span><br />As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. / And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria. / When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-4.htm">Matthew 28:4</a></span><br />The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.</p><p class="hdg">they arose</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-11.htm">Job 18:11</a></b></br> Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Psalm 48:4-6</a></b></br> For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">Psalm 68:12</a></b></br> Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.</p><p class="hdg">their horses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7,8</a></b></br> Some <i>trust</i> in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Psalm 33:17</a></b></br> An horse <i>is</i> a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver <i>any</i> by his great strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14-16</a></b></br> Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: … </p><p class="hdg">and fled for their life</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/35-11.htm">Numbers 35:11,12</a></b></br> Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm">Proverbs 6:5</a></b></br> Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand <i>of the hunter</i>, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a></b></br> In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made <i>each one</i> for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-22.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-57.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-13.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-23.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Half</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-8.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/10-7.htm">Abandoned</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/job/4-20.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-32.htm">Fearing</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-3.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">Forsook</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">Half</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-11.htm">Wherefore</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'; 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Their sudden flight at twilight suggests a divine intervention, as twilight is a time of transition and uncertainty. This event fulfills Elisha's prophecy of deliverance for Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/7.htm">2 Kings 7:1-2</a>). The timing underscores God's sovereignty, as He orchestrates events beyond human understanding. Twilight, a time of both ending and beginning, symbolizes the transition from despair to hope for the besieged Israelites.<p><b>abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys</b><br>The abandonment of such valuable resources indicates a hasty and panicked retreat. In ancient warfare, leaving behind tents and animals would be unthinkable unless driven by overwhelming fear. This reflects the psychological warfare God waged against the Arameans, causing them to hear the sound of a great army (<a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6</a>). The mention of horses and donkeys highlights the completeness of their departure, as these animals were essential for mobility and transport, emphasizing the totality of their fear-induced flight.<p><b>The camp was intact</b><br>The intact camp signifies that the Arameans left in such haste that they did not have time to destroy or take their supplies. This detail underscores the miraculous nature of the event, as it provided the Israelites with much-needed resources during the famine. The preservation of the camp can be seen as a divine provision, reminiscent of God's provision for Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 16). It also serves as a testament to God's ability to turn the enemy's strength into a blessing for His people.<p><b>and they had run for their lives</b><br>The phrase "run for their lives" indicates the level of terror experienced by the Arameans. This fear was not due to any visible threat but was divinely instilled, as they believed they were under attack by a formidable alliance (<a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6</a>). This mirrors other biblical instances where God causes confusion among enemy forces (<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a>, <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">1 Samuel 14:15-16</a>). It highlights the theme of divine deliverance, where God fights for His people, often using unconventional means to achieve victory.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_arameans.htm">The Arameans (Syrians)</a></b><br>A group of people who were enemies of Israel and had besieged Samaria, causing a severe famine in the city.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which was under siege by the Arameans at this time.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lepers.htm">The Lepers</a></b><br>Four leprous men who discovered the deserted Aramean camp and brought the news to the starving city of Samaria.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>The prophet of God who had prophesied the end of the famine and the deliverance of Samaria from the Aramean siege.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_camp.htm">The Camp</a></b><br>The location where the Arameans had set up their siege, which they abandoned in fear, leaving behind all their supplies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>God can intervene in seemingly impossible situations. Just as He caused the Arameans to flee, He can bring deliverance in our lives when we least expect it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Elisha's prophecy was fulfilled despite the skepticism of others. We should trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The abandoned Aramean camp became a source of provision for the starving Israelites. God can provide for our needs in unexpected ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_act.htm">Courage to Act</a></b><br>The lepers took a step of faith by going to the Aramean camp. Sometimes, God calls us to take bold steps in faith to experience His provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sharing_good_news.htm">Sharing Good News</a></b><br>The lepers shared the good news of the abandoned camp with the city. We are called to share the good news of God's salvation with others.<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/is_there_non-biblical_proof_of_samaria's_recovery.htm">2 Kings 7:16 -- Is there any credible record outside the Bible confirming that Samaria's economy recovered so quickly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_arameans'_retreat.htm">2 Kings 7:8-9 -- If the Arameans truly abandoned everything, why do we find no external historical or archaeological evidence of such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_2_7_contradict_jesus'_sonship.htm">Does Psalm 2:7 contradict the exclusive claim of Jesus' divine sonship by calling the king 'begotten' as well?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_egypt_never_invaded_judah.htm">In 2 Kings 24:7, is there any archaeological or historical proof that Egypt never again invaded Judah, as the text claims?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Wherefore</span> (and) <span class= "bld">they arose.</span>--The verse gives a vivid picture of a wild flight, in which everything was forgotten except personal safety.<p><span class= "bld">As it was.</span>--"Camp" is feminine here and in <a href="/genesis/32-9.htm" title="And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which said to me, Return to your country, and to your kindred, and I will deal well with you:">Genesis 32:9</a> only.<p><span class= "bld">For their life.</span>--<a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm" title="And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.">1Kings 19:3</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight.</span> At the very time when the lepers were drawing off from the gate of Samaria to fall away to them (see ver. 5). <span class="cmt_word">And left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was.</span> Partly, perhaps, in mere panic; partly to induce a belief on the part of the enemy that they had not quitted their camp. So Darius Hystaspis, when he began his retreat from Scythia (Herod., 4:135), left his camp standing, and the camp fires lighted, and the asses tethered (see ver. 10), that the Scythians, seeing the tents and hearing the noise of the animals, might be fully persuaded that his troops were still in the same place. Asses were the chief baggage-animals in many ancient armies. <span class="cmt_word">And fled for their life.</span> Thinking that, if they waited till dawn, the Israelite allies, Hittites and Egyptians, would exterminate them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/7-7.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">Thus [the Arameans] had arisen</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּקוּמוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qū·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·nū·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at twilight,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַנֶּשֶׁף֒</span> <span class="translit">(ḇan·ne·šep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breeze, dusk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">abandoning</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעַזְב֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘az·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their tents</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ho·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">horses</span><br /><span class="heb">סֽוּסֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(sū·sê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swallow, swift (type of bird)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">donkeys.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֹ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mō·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The camp was intact,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they had run</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·nu·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their lives.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשָֽׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/7-7.htm">2 Kings 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 7:7 Therefore they arose and fled (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:8" /></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>