8Then 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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And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, …
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. …
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-12)Here we have Elisha, with his spirit of prophecy, serving the king, as before helping the sons of the prophets; for that, as other gifts, is given to every man to profit withal; and, whatever abilities any man has of doing good, he is by them made a debtor both to the wise and unwise. Observe here, I. How the king of Israel was informed by Elisha of all the designs and motions of his enemy, the ki…
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