2 Kings 7:15

They went after them as far as the Jordan, and the whole way was full of clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown aside as they ran away. The messengers returned and reported to the king.

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In The King James Version

And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

In Context

14So they got two chariots ready with their horses, and the king sent them out to the Aramean camp, telling them “Go and take a look.”

16Then the people went out and looted the camp of the Arameans. So a seah of the best flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, just as the Lord had predicted.

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Cross References

Esther 1:7Drinks were served in golden goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine flowed freely because of the king's generosity.

Ecclesiastes 3:6A time of searching, and a time of giving up searching. A time of keeping, and a time of throwing away.

Isaiah 10:3What are you going to do on the day you're punished, when disaster falls on you from far away? Who are you going to run to so you can get help? Where are you going to leave all your wealth?

Isaiah 31:7For at that time every one of you will throw away all the idols of silver and gold made by your own sinful hands.

Matthew 16:26What benefit is it for you to gain the whole world, yet lose your life? What would you give in exchange for your life?

Philippians 3:7But in whatever way such things gained me anything, I count them as a loss for Christ.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 7:13-20

Samaria Plentifully Supplied. ( b. c. 891.) 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 be hungry; therefore are they 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… Read the whole commentary →

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