2 Kings 7:11

11 Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within 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 Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news; if we are silent and wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king's household."

10 So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were."

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

12 And the king rose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Syrians have prepared against us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.'"

13 And one of his servants said, "Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel that have already perished; let us send and see."