And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
Parallel translations
- WEB They went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the path was full of garments and equipment which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned, and told the king.
- KJV And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
- NKJV And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king.
- NASB They went after them to the Jordan, and behold, all the way was full of clothes and equipment which the Arameans had thrown away when they fled in a hurry. Then the messengers returned and informed the king.
- NLT They went all the way to the Jordan River, following a trail of clothing and equipment that the Arameans had thrown away in their mad rush to escape. The scouts returned and told the king about it.
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Quick answer
The scouts find the road strewn with discarded garments and gear all the way to the Jordan. The evidence confirms the Syrians' panicked flight.
Overview
The trail of abandoned equipment proves the enemy fled in haste, exactly as the empty camp suggested. The messengers return to verify the deliverance to the king. The physical evidence removes all doubt that God has routed the besieging army. It vindicates Elisha's word and clears the way for the city's relief.
Cross-references & the web
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- Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
- Heb 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
- Phil 3:7–8But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- Isa 2:20In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.
- Matt 24:16–18then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- Matt 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Isa 31:7For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
- Isa 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Isa 22:24So they will hang on him the whole burden of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the lesser vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.
- Esth 1:7Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
- Ezek 18:31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
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