2 Kings 7:11

11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.

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 Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

10 So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.”

11 The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.

12 So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”

13 But one of his servants replied, “Please, have scouts take five of the horses that remain in the city. Their plight will be no worse than all the Israelites who are left here. You can see that all the Israelites here are doomed. So let us send them and find out.”