The Meaning of 2 Kings 7:14 Explained

2 Kings 7:14

KJV: They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

YLT: And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, 'Go, and see.'

Darby: And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

ASV: They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 7:14?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 7:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 7:14 mean?

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What is the context of 2 Kings 7:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

What does 2 Kings 7:14 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 7:12-20 - The Prophet's Word Fulfilled

The lepers were first in the deserted camp. The abundance was awaiting the starving populace, but only a few outcasts tasted it. So Christ's wealth and unsearchable riches are for all, but often the outcasts gathered by the Salvation Army know more about them than the children of the church. The cottager who early opens his window for his sick child, knows more of the summer morning, than does the millionaire who sleeps within curtained windows. But be sure you tell out what you know, else you sin against God and man. There is enough for all. To scatter is to increase.

Though this plenty had been predicted, it seemed too good to be believed. Send out your scouts, O Church of God! As the result of our Lord's victory at Calvary, the roads-north, south, east, and west-have been trodden by your fleeing foes, and are strewn, with spoil. But beware lest, in the day of the Lord's deliverance, you see with your eyes but are unable, through unbelief, to partake, Luke 13:28. Man's unbelief cannot hinder God's purpose, but it excludes the unbeliever, who perishes amid abundance. [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 7:14 mean?

Therefore they took two chariots with horses and sent them the king in the direction of army of Syria saying go and see

וַיִּקְח֕וּ שְׁנֵ֖י רֶ֣כֶב סוּסִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֧י מַחֲנֵֽה־ אֲרָ֛ם לֵאמֹ֖ר לְכ֥וּ וּרְאֽוּ

וַיִּקְח֕וּ	Therefore they took
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
שְׁנֵ֖י	two
Parse: Number, mdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
רֶ֣כֶב	chariots with
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: רֶכֶב Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
סוּסִ֑ים	horses
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift.
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	and sent them
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אַחֲרֵ֧י	in the direction
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
מַחֲנֵֽה־	of army
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.
אֲרָ֛ם	of Syria
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲרָם Sense: Aram or Syria the nation.
לֵאמֹ֖ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְכ֥וּ	go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וּרְאֽוּ	and see
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.

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