KJV King James Version
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
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2 Kings 6:23
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
WEB World English Bible
He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 6
20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these [men], that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, [they were] in the midst of Samaria.
21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?
22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was [sold] for fourscore [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five [pieces] of silver.
26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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וַיִּכְרֶ֨הH3739 · ka.rahto tradeלָהֶ֜םH9038 · hemthemכֵּרָ֣הH3740 · ke.rahfeastגְדוֹלָ֗הH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙H398 · a.khalto eatוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּH8354 · sha.tahto drinkוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔םH7971 · sha.lachto send: departוַיֵּלְכ֖וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑םH113 · a.donlordוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיָ֤סְפוּH3254 · ya.saphto add: againעוֹד֙H5750 · odstillגְּדוּדֵ֣יH1416 · ge.dudbandאֲרָ֔םH758 · a.ramAramלָב֖וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
2 Kings 5:2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.2 Kings 24:2And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.Luke 10:29-37But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?2 Kings 6:8-9Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp.Luke 6:35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.Matthew 5:47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?2 Chronicles 28:15And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.Proverbs 25:21-22If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:1 Samuel 24:17-18And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
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