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2 Kings 7:12

King James Version (KJV)

And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

Translations

2 Kings 7:12 - Amplified Bible

And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.

2 Kings 7:12 - American Standard Version

And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.

2 Kings 7:12 - Bible in Basic English

Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town.

2 Kings 7:12 - Darby Bible

And the king rose up in the night and said to his servants, Let me tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry, and they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

2 Kings 7:12 - English Standard Version

And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, "When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.""

2 Kings 7:12 - King James Version

And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

2 Kings 7:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces el rey se levantò de noche y dijo a sus siervos: Ahora os diré lo que los arameos nos han hecho. Saben que estamos hambrientos; por tanto han salido del campamento para esconderse en el campo, diciendo: "Cuando salgan de la ciudad, los tomaremos vivos y entraremos en la ciudad."

2 Kings 7:12 - The Message

2 Kings 7:12 - New American Standard Bible

Then the king arose in the night and said to his servants, "I will now tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone from the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, `When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and get into the city."'

2 Kings 7:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces el rey se levantò de noche y dijo a sus siervos: "Ahora les diré lo que los Arameos nos han hecho. Saben que estamos hambrientos; por tanto han salido del campamento para esconderse en el campo, diciendo: 'Cuando salgan de la ciudad, los tomaremos vivos y entraremos en la ciudad.'"

2 Kings 7:12 - World English Bible

The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.

2 Kings 7:12 - Young's Living Translation

And the king riseth by night, and saith unto his servants, `Let me declare, I pray you, to you that which the Aramaeans have done to us; they have known that we are famished, and they are gone out from the camp to be hidden in the field, saying, When they come out from the city, then we catch them alive, and unto the city we enter.`

2 Kings 7:12 - Additional Comments

Sure, it sounds unbelievable, a trick, a ruse.

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