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so they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the Lord had made the army of the Arameans hear a sound of chariots, a sound of horses, that is, the sound of a great army; and they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians against us, to attack us!” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, &#8220Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the Lord had caused the camp of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great military force, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us.” <a href="/csb/2_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. The Arameans had said to each other, “The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army. The Arameans had said to each other, &#8220The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/2_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> (The LORD had made the Aramean army hear what sounded like chariots, horses, and a large army. The Aramean soldiers said to one another, "The king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!" <a href="/gnt/2_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Lord had made the Syrians hear what sounded like the advance of a large army with horses and chariots, and the Syrians thought that the king of Israel had hired Hittite and Egyptian kings and their armies to attack them. <a href="/isv/2_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD had made the Aramean army hear the sounds of chariots, horses, and a large army, so they told one another, "Look! The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the Egyptians to come attack us!" <a href="/msb/2_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/2_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!" <a href="/nheb/2_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the LORD had made the army of the Arameans to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: and they said one to another, Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: 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. <a href="/web/2_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a> For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear the sound of chariots and the sound of horses, even the noise of a great army; and they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> seeing YHWH has caused the camp of Aram to hear a noise of chariot and a noise of horse—a noise of great force, and they say to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah caused the camp of Aram to hear a voice of chariot and a voice of horse, a voice of great strength: and they will say a man to his brother, Behold, the king of Israel hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come upon us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the Lord had made them hear, in the camp of Syria, the noise of chariots, and of horses, and of a very great army, and they said one to another: Behold the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hethites, and of the Egyptians, and they are come upon us. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For indeed, the Lord had caused them to hear, in the camp of Syria, the sound of chariots and horses, and a very numerous army. And they said one to another: “Behold, the king of Israel has paid wages to the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians against us. And they will overwhelm us.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a> The Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots and horses, the sound of a large army, and they had reasoned among themselves, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to fight us.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to fight against us.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the LORD had made the army of Aram hear the noise of horses and the noise of chariots and the noise of a great army; and they said to one another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired against us the king of the Egyptians and the king of the Hittites to come upon us. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH had made heard the sound of horses to the encampment of Edom, and the sound of horsemen, and the sound of a mighty army, and they said, each man to his fellow man: “Behold, the King of Israel has hired against us the King of the Egyptians and the King of the Khethites to come against us!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the Lord had made the host of the Arameans 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.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the Lord had made the army of Syria to hear a sound of chariots, and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great host: and each man said to his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the kings of the Chettites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/7-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2260" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/7.htm">The Siege Lifted</a> …5So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. 6<a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: wa·ḏō·nāy (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">For the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">had caused the Arameans</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ma·ḥă·nêh (N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: hiš·mî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to hear</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/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: re·ḵeḇ (N-ms) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">of chariots,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sūs (N-ms) -- 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/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥa·yil (N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">army,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">so that they said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</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/7936.htm" title="7936: śā·ḵar- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or cakar; a primitive root (by prosthesis) to karah through the idea of temporary purchase; compare shakar); to hire.">must have hired</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/2850.htm" title="2850: ha·ḥit·tîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">of the Hittites</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/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to attack</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">us.”</a> 7Thus 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24-25</a> At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion. / 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!” <a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a> 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. <a href="/1_samuel/14-15.htm">1 Samuel 14:15</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-23</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4</a> Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Isaiah 17:12-14</a> Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. / The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. / In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us. <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Jeremiah 49:36-37</a> I will bring the four winds against Elam from the four corners of the heavens, and I will scatter them to all these winds. There will not be a nation to which Elam’s exiles will not go. / So I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives. I will bring disaster upon them, even My fierce anger,” declares the LORD. “I will send out the sword after them until I finish them off. <a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Ezekiel 38:21-23</a> And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother. / I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. / I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Job 15:21</a> Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him. <a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Psalm 48:4-6</a> For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. / They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. / Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. <a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Psalm 83:15</a> so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm. <a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a> You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/mark/13-7.htm">Mark 13:7-8</a> When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. <a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9</a> When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a> Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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, See, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us.the Lord<a href="/2_kings/3-22.htm">2 Kings 3:22,23</a> And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: … <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">2 Kings 19:7</a> Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.<a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a> And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.the kings of the Hittites<a href="/1_kings/10-29.htm">1 Kings 10:29</a> And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.the kings of the Egyptians<a href="/2_chronicles/12-2.htm">2 Chronicles 12:2,3</a> And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, … <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!<a href="/isaiah/36-9.htm">Isaiah 36:9</a> How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-8.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">Host</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-23.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Syrians</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-7.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">Host</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">Syrians</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 7</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the tents of the Syrians.</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is trampled in the press</a> </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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The Arameans, also known as the Syrians, were besieging Samaria, leading to a severe famine. God's miraculous action here is reminiscent of other instances in the Bible where He uses supernatural means to deliver His people, such as the confusion of the Egyptian army at the Red Sea (<a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24-25</a>). The sound of chariots and horses, which were not physically present, demonstrates God's power to manipulate perception and reality to fulfill His purposes. This event underscores the theme of God's sovereignty and His ability to protect and deliver His people against overwhelming odds.so that they said to one another, The Arameans' reaction to the sound they heard shows their fear and confusion. This internal dialogue among the Arameans reflects a common biblical motif where God causes the enemies of His people to turn against themselves or flee in panic (<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a>, <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-23</a>). It illustrates how God can instill fear and confusion in the hearts of those who oppose His will, leading to their downfall without the need for physical confrontation by His people.“Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” This statement reveals the geopolitical context of the time. The Hittites and Egyptians were powerful nations known for their military strength. The Arameans' assumption that Israel had allied with these formidable forces indicates their fear of a coalition that could easily overpower them. Historically, the Hittites were a significant power in Anatolia, and Egypt was a dominant force in the region, often involved in the politics of Canaan and surrounding areas. This assumption also reflects the common practice of hiring mercenaries or forming alliances for military support, as seen in other parts of the Old Testament (<a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">1 Kings 15:18-20</a>). The mention of these nations highlights the perceived threat and the extent of the panic that God instilled in the Arameans, leading to their hasty retreat.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a> The sovereign God who orchestrates events for His purposes, demonstrating His power and control over all nations. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_arameans.htm">The Arameans</a> A group of people who were enemies of Israel, besieging Samaria during this time. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_israel.htm">The King of Israel</a> At this time, Jehoram (also known as Joram), who was ruling the northern kingdom of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_hittites_and_egyptians.htm">The Hittites and Egyptians</a> Neighboring nations perceived by the Arameans as potential allies of Israel due to the sound they heard. 5. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, which was under siege by the Arameans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a> God is in control of all circumstances and can deliver His people in unexpected ways. Trust in His timing and methods. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_perception.htm">The Power of Perception</a> God can change the perception of our enemies, turning their confidence into fear. We should pray for God to work in the hearts and minds of those who oppose us. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> The Israelites were in a dire situation, yet God provided a miraculous deliverance. In times of trouble, maintain faith that God can provide solutions beyond our understanding. <a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention_in_human_affairs.htm">Divine Intervention in Human Affairs</a> God is actively involved in the affairs of nations and individuals. Recognize His hand in both historical and personal events. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a> Just as the Arameans heard a sound that led to their retreat, we must be attentive to God's voice and guidance in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 7</a> <a href="/q/why_did_an_army_flee_after_hearing_sounds.htm">2 Kings 7:6–7 — What natural or historical explanation accounts for an entire army fleeing upon hearing mysterious sounds? </a> <a href="/q/2_kings_7_1__famine_to_feast_in_24_hours.htm">2 Kings 7:1 — How can a city under severe famine suddenly have an abundance of food within 24 hours? </a> <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> <a href="/q/does_archaeology_disprove_the_bible.htm">Doesn’t archaeology disprove parts of the Bible?</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>(6) For.--Now: introducing a new paragraph.Even the noise.--Rather, a noise. The Syriac and the Arabic, as well as some Hebrew MSS., read "and a noise." This is preferable. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/6-14.htm" title="Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.">2Kings 6:14</a>, where chariots and horses and a host [of infantry] are distinguished from each other.) The word qol (literally, "voice") is commonly used of thunder. (Comp. Psalms 29, passim.) The noise the Syrians heard was doubtless a sound in the air among the neighbouring hills.The kings of the Hittites.--Comp. <a href="/context/1_kings/9-20.htm" title="And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,">1Kings 9:20, 1Ki_10:29</a>. The tract of north Syria between the Euphrates and the Orontes was the cradle of the Hittite race, and it was over this that these kings of the several tribes bore sway. In the thirteenth century (B.C. ) their power extended over great part of Asia Minor, as rock inscriptions prove. Carchemish, Kadesh, Hamath, and Helbon (Aleppo) were their capitals. Rameses II. made a treaty of peace with Heta-sira, the prince of the Hittites. In the time of Tiglath Pileser I. (B.C. 1120), the Hittites were still paramount from the Euphrates to the Lebanon. Shalmaneser II. mentions a Hittite prince, Sapalulme, king of the Patinaa, a tribe on the Orontes. The Hittites from whom Solomon exacted forced labour were those who were left in the land of Israel (comp. Genesis 23, <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm" title="And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:">Genesis 26:34</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm" title="So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.">1Samuel 31:6</a>), not the people of the great cities mentioned above, which remained independent, as we know from the Assyrian inscriptions. (Comp. <a href="/amos/6-2.htm" title="Pass you to Calneh, and see; and from there go you to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?">Amos 6:2</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/8-4.htm" title="And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.">2Chronicles 8:4</a> for Hamath.) Tiglath Pileser II. conquered Hamath (B.C. 740). Twenty years later it revolted under Yahubihdi ("Jah is around me;" comp. <a href="/psalms/3-3.htm" title="But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.">Psalm 3:3</a>), but was again reduced, and made an Assyrian prefecture by Sargon, who afterwards stormed Carchemish (B.C. 717). (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm" title="And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelled in the cities thereof.">2Kings 17:24</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-30.htm" title="And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,">2Kings 17:30</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - 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. קול, voice, is used for noises of any kind (see <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Exodus 20:18</a>; <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/93-4.htm">Psalm 93:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Ezekiel 3:13</a>; <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Joel 2:5</a>; <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Nahum 3:2</a>), though generally for those in which the human voice preponderated. A noise like that of chariots and of horses and of a great host (חַאילִ גָדול) was borne in upon the ears of the Syrians about nightfall of the day on which Jehoram had determined to put Elisha to death; and, as they expected no reinforcements, they naturally concluded that succor had arrived to help their enemy. How the noise was produced it is impossible to say. Na-rural causes are insufficient; and the writer evidently regards the event as miraculous: "The Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise," etc. Nothing can be more weak and irrelevant than to remark, with Bahr," There are instances, even nowadays, that people in certain mountainous regions regard a rushing and roaring sound, such as is sometimes heard there, as a sign of coming war." The Syrians thought they heard the actual arrival of a vast army. And they said one to another, Lo, the King of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites. This supposition has been thought "strange," almost inexplicable. "No such nation as the Hittites any longer existed," says Mr. Sumner ('The Books of the Kings,' vol. 2. p. 72, Eng. trans.). But the Assyrian records of the ninth and eighth centuries B.C. make it evident, not only that the Hittites still existed at that date, but that they were among the most powerful enemies of the Ninevite kings, being located in Northern Syria, about Carchemish (Jerabus) and the adjacent country. It is also apparent that they did not form a centralized monarchy, but were governed by a number of chiefs, or "kings," twelve of whom are mentioned in one place (G. Smith, 'Eponym Canon,' p. 112). It was no very improbable supposition on the part of the Syrians that Jehoram had called in the aid of the Hittite confederacy, and that they had marched an army to his assistance. And the kings of the Egyptians. "The plural, kings of the Egyptians," says Keil, "is not to be pressed. It is probably occasioned only by the parallel expression,' kings of the Hittites.'" But Egyptian history shows us that about this date Egypt was becoming disintegrated, and that two or three distinct dynasties were sometimes ruling at the same time, in different parts of the country - one at Bubastis another at Thebes, a third at Tanis, occasionally a fourth at Memphis (see "Ancient Egypt," in 'The Story of the Nations,' p. 311). The writer thus shows a knowledge of the internal condition of Egypt which we should not have expected. To come upon us; i.e. to fall upon us from the north and from the south at the same time. In their panic, the Syrians did not stop to weigh probabilities, or to think how unlikely it was that such a simultaneous attack could have been arranged between powers so remote one from the other. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/7-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For the LORD וַאדֹנָ֞י (wa·ḏō·nāy) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord {had caused} the Arameans אֲרָ֗ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria to hear הִשְׁמִ֣יעַ ׀ (hiš·mî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the sound ק֥וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of chariots, רֶ֙כֶב֙ (re·ḵeḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone horses, ס֔וּס (sūs) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) and a great גָּד֑וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent army, חַ֣יִל (ḥa·yil) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength so that they said וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to each אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person other, אָחִ֗יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) “Look, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! the king מֶ֨לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc must have hired שָֽׂכַר־ (śā·ḵar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7936.htm">Strong's 7936: </a> To hire the kings מַלְכֵ֧י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of the Hittites הַחִתִּ֛ים (ha·ḥit·tîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> Hittite -- a Chittite and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Egyptians מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa to attack לָב֥וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go us.? עָלֵינוּ֩ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had made the army (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 7:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 7:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 7:7" /></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>