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


In Context

11 This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, "Will you not tell me which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?"

12 "None of us, my lord the king," said one of his officers, "but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

13 "Go, find out where he is," the king ordered, "so I can send men and capture him." The report came back: "He is in Dothan."

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

15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.

16 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."

2nd Kings 6:14 in Other Translations

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.

The American 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.