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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 2:4Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
- Heb 12:1Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
- Phil 3:7–8However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.
- Isa 2:20In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
- Matt 24:16–18then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- Matt 16:26For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
- Isa 31:7For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold — sin which your own hands have made for you.
- Isa 10:3What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Isa 22:24They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the pitchers.
- Esth 1:7They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
- Ezek 18:31Cast away from you all your transgressions, in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, house of Israel?
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