2 Kings 6:8

Arameans Plot to Take Elisha

8 The king of Aram was fighting with Israel, so he consulted with his officers, saying, "My camp is {at such and such a place}."

2 Kings 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:8

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel
Proclaimed war against him; on what account, or how long it was after Naaman his general came with a letter of recommendation from him to the king of Israel, and had his cure, is not said:

and took counsel with his servants;
his privy counsellors, or the general officers of his army:

saying, in such and such a place shall be my camp;
in some covered hidden place, as the Targum; where he would lie encamped waiting in ambush, to fall upon the king of Israel unawares, as he and his forces should pass that way; the place, no doubt, was named by the king of Syria, though not recorded by the historian; or, as the words may be rendered,

the place of such and such a man;
for, as Ben Melech observes, "peloni almoni" are used of persons whose names are either unknown or concealed.

2 Kings 6:8 In-Context

6 Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" So he showed him the place, and then he cut off a stick and threw [it] there and made the iron ax float.

7 Then he said, "Pick [it] up for yourself," so he stretched out his hand and took it.

8 The king of Aram was fighting with Israel, so he consulted with his officers, saying, "My camp is {at such and such a place}."

9 Then the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Take care while crossing over to this place, because [the] Arameans [are] descending there."

10 So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there {continually}.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "to a place a certain someone"