The Meaning of 2 Kings 7:11 Explained

2 Kings 7:11

KJV: And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.

YLT: and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.

Darby: And the porters cried it and told it to the king's house within.

ASV: And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he called  the porters;  and they told  [it] to the king's  house  within. 

What does 2 Kings 7:11 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 7:1-11 - "windows In Heaven"
There is a sore famine just now over the whole world-a famine of God's Word. For some years the Church has felt its growing severity, but there are two classes within her borders: they who believe that God can open the windows of heaven, and pour down such a blessing that there will not be room to receive it, Malachi 3:10; and those who, like the unbelieving courtier, jeer at the hope of the saints. Let us answer the skeptic's "Can God?" by the positive achievements of faith.
When God sends blessings to His people, He rarely takes methods that we might expect. Rather, He chooses the weak and foolish things, yea, those that are not, to confound those that are, so as to prevent flesh from glorying in His presence. Whenever, in the first glint of the morning light, you discover the divine answer to your prayers, in all its plenteous abundance, do not keep the good news to yourself lest punishment overtake you, but be sure to bear the glad tidings to others. When it is a day of good tidings, be sure to act upon them, in faith and patience, counting it a sin to hold your peace. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 7

1  Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria
3  four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight
12  The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the tents of the Syrians
17  The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty is trampled in the press

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 7:11 mean?

And called out the gatekeepers and they told [it] household of to the king inside
וַיִּקְרָ֖א הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֕ידוּ בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ פְּנִֽימָה

וַיִּקְרָ֖א  And  called  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑ים  the  gatekeepers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֹׁועֵר  
Sense: gatekeeper, porter.
וַיַּגִּ֕ידוּ  and  they  told  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָגַד  
Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
בֵּ֥ית  household 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ  of  to  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
פְּנִֽימָה  inside 
Parse: Adverb
Root: פְּנִימָה  
Sense: toward the inside, within, faceward.

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