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.
I will now show you what the Syrians have done. Similar stratagems have been so often resorted to in the ancient and modern wars of the East (see 'History of the Revolt of Ali Bey' for a deception almost the same), that there is no wonder Jehoram's suspicions were awakened. But the scouts whom he despatched soon found unmistakeable signs of the panic that had struck the enemy, and led to a most precipitous flight.