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2nd Kings Chapter 6 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndKings 6:8

Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
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BBE 2ndKings 6:8

At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.
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DARBY 2ndKings 6:8

And the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp.
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KJV 2ndKings 6:8

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
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WBT 2ndKings 6:8

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
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WEB 2ndKings 6:8

Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
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YLT 2ndKings 6:8

And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place `is' my encamping.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8-2 Kings 7:20. - PUBLIC MIRACLES or ELISHA (resumed). Verse 8. - Then the King of Syria warred against Israel. It may seem strange that, so soon after sending an embassy to the court of Samaria, and asking a favor (2 Kings 5:5, 6), Benhadad should resume hostilities, especially as the favor had been obtained (2 Kings 5:14); but the normal relations between the two countries were those of enmity (2 Kings 5:2), and a few years would suffice to dim the memory of what had happened. The gratitude of kings is proverbially short-lived. And took counsel with his servants - i.e., his chief officers - saying, In such and such a place (comp. 1 Samuel 21:2) shall be my camp; or, my encampment. תַּחְחֲנֹח appears to be "a noun in the form of the infinitive." It does not occur elsewhere.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Then the king of Syria warred.--Rather, Now the king of Syria (Aram) was warring, i.e., continually. The time intended cannot be the reign of Jehoahaz, for here the Syrians achieve nothing of importance. (Comp. 2Kings 6:32.)Took counsel with.--Comp. 2Chronicles 20:21.Such and such.--The compound Hebrew expression (p?loni 'almoni) means "a certain one, I will not mention which;" the Greek, ? ?????.My camp.--Heb., tah?nothi; a difficult expression, found only here. Its form is anomalous, and probably corrupt. The Targum renders "house of my camp:" but the Syriac, "Set ye an ambush, and lurk;" the Vulg., "ponamus insidias:" and similarly the Arabic. This has suggested that the true reading is "hide ye," i.e., lie in ambush (t?h?b-, i.e., t?h?b?-: Thenius). It is, however, a more obvious change to read, "ye shall go down" (tinh?th-: Psalm 38:3). This agrees better with the construction, "Unto ('el) such and such a place shall ye go down," i.e., on a plundering incursion.