2 Kings 6:13

13 And he said to them: Go, and see where he is: that I may send and take him. And they told him: saying: Behold he is in Dothan.

2 Kings 6:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:13

And he said, go, and spy where he is, that I may send and
fetch him
But how could he expect to take him, who could give the king of Israel such intelligence of his designs against him, that he might escape his snares?

and it was told him, saying, behold, he is in Dothan;
a city in the tribe of Manasseh, not far from Shechem; see ( Genesis 37:17 ) .

2 Kings 6:13 In-Context

11 And the heart of the king of Syria, was troubled for this thing. And calling together his servants, he said: Why do you not tell me who it is that betrays me to the king of Israel?

12 And one of his servants said: No one, my lord, O king: but Eliseus, the prophet, that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel all the words, that thou speakest in thy privy chamber.

13 And he said to them: Go, and see where he is: that I may send and take him. And they told him: saying: Behold he is in Dothan.

14 Therefore, he sent thither horses, and chariots, and the strength of an army: and they came by night, and beset the city.

15 And the servant of the man of God, rising early went out, and saw an army round about the city, and horses and chariots: and he told him, saying: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, what shall we do?