2 Kings 7:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

I will now shew you. — “Suspicax est miseria” (Grotius). Such stratagems as Jehoram suspected are, however, common enough in warfare.

To hide themselves in the field. — Both expressions in the Hebrew follow the later modes of inflection. Such forms may be due to transcribers rather than to the original writer.

2 Kings 7:12

12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.