2 Kings 7:11

11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace.

2 Kings 7:11 in Other Translations

11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.

11 Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king’s household.

11 Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace.

11 The gatekeepers got the word to the royal palace, giving them the whole story.

11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

11 The gatekeepers announced the news to the royal palace.

11 The gatekeepers called out, and [the news] was reported to the king's household.

11 The people who guarded the gates shouted the news. It was reported inside the palace.

2 Kings 7:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 7:11

And he called the porters
The porter of the city called to the porters of the king's palace:

and they told it to the king's house within;
to some of his domestic servants within the palace, and they reported it to the king.

2 Kings 7:11 In-Context

9 Then they said to each other, “What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let’s go at once and report this to the royal palace.”

10 So they went and called out to the city gatekeepers and told them, “We went into the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a sound of anyone—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents left just as they were.”

11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace.

12 The king got up in the night and said to his officers, “I will tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving; so they have left the camp to hide in the countryside, thinking, ‘They will surely come out, and then we will take them alive and get into the city.’ ”

13 One of his officers answered, “Have some men take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their plight will be like that of all the Israelites left here—yes, they will only be like all these Israelites who are doomed. So let us send them to find out what happened.”