NET Bible
"Elisha Defeats an Army Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said,“Invade at such and such a place.”"
— 2 Kings 6:8, NET Bible
“Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.”
“Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. ”
“Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such and such a place."”
“And the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying: In such and such a place, let us lay an ambush.”
“At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.”
“Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.”
As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted,“Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”
The prophet asked,“Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float.
He said,“Lift it out.” So he reached out his hand and grabbed it.
Elisha Defeats an Army Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said,“Invade at such and such a place.”
But the prophet sent this message to the king of Israel,“Make sure you don’t pass through this place because Syria is invading there.”
So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.
This made the king of Syria upset. So he summoned his advisers and said to them,“One of us must be helping the king of Israel.”