2nd Kings Chapter 6 verse 14 Holy Bible
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.
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And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
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Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encompassed the city.
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Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
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And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host; rather, and a strong force. The expression, חַיִל כָּבֵד, is used by the historical writers with a good deal of vagueness-sometimes of a really great army, sometimes merely of a large retinue (1 Kings 10:2) or of a moderate force (2 Kings 18:17). We must assign it its meaning according to the context. And they came by night, and compassed the city about. A night march was made, to take the prophet by surprise, and the city was encompassed, that it might be impossible for him to escape.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) A great host.--Of infantry. Not, however, an army but a company. (See 2Kings 6:23.)They came by night.--So as to take the city by surprise.
