14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.


In Context

11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.

13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

2 Kings 6:14 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:14Then he sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:14Therefore he sent thither horses and chariots, and the strength of an army: and they came by night, and beset the city.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:14And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:14Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encompassed the city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:14Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:14And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.