King James Version
2 Kings 6:14 in the King James Version says “Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. ...” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. great: Heb. heavy”
2 Kings 6:14 · KJV
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber . None: Heb. No
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. great: Heb. heavy
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? the servant: or, the minister
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
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“Therefore sent”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
“and chariots”
H7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone
“host”
H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
“and a great”
H3515heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
“by night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
“about”
H5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e., surround or circulate
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“the city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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