2 Kings 7:11

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

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 one to another, "We do not what is right. This day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace. If we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us. Now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household."

10 So they came and called unto the gatekeepers of the city; and they told them, saying, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied and asses tied and the tents as they were."

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

12 And the king arose in the night and said unto his servants, "I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, `When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive and get into the city.'"

13 And one of his servants answered and said, "Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city -- behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites who are consumed -- and let us send and see."