Then the scouts took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king them sent out to the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.”
- KJV They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
- NKJV Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.”
- NASB Therefore they took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the army of the Arameans, saying, “Go and see.”
- NLT So two chariots with horses were prepared, and the king sent scouts to see what had happened to the Aramean army.
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Quick answer
The king sends out chariot scouts to follow the Syrian army. The investigation of the report begins.
Overview
Two chariots with horses are dispatched to trace what became of the besiegers. The king's cautious step turns the lepers' report into an official mission. It moves the account toward the discovery of the abandoned spoil. The verse shows reasonable testing leading to confirmation of God's promised deliverance.
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