They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled, and hasted away. No sooner had they come within sight of the city than they were panic-stricken. The "so" emphatically sets the thing before one's eyes. "They marveled," or were stupified with the involuntary sense of God's fortress-like protection over His people, which the mere sight of the city-heights inspired. Their hasty flight was like that of the Syrians (2 Kings 7:15).