NET Bible
"The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace."
— 2 Kings 7:11, NET Bible
“And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.”
“And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s household within. ”
“He called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.”
“Then the guards of the gate went, and told it within in the king's palace.”
“Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.”
“And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.”
When the men with a skin disease reached the edge of the camp, they entered a tent and had a meal. They also took some silver, gold, and clothes and went and hid it all. Then they went back and entered another tent. They looted it and went and hid what they had taken.
Then they said to one another,“It’s not right what we’re doing! This is a day to celebrate, but we haven’t told anyone. If we wait until dawn, we’ll be punished. So come on, let’s go and inform the royal palace.”
So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city. They told them,“We entered the Syrian camp and there was no one there. We didn’t even hear a man’s voice. But the horses and donkeys are still tied up, and the tents remain up.”
The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.
The king got up in the night and said to his advisers,“I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know we are starving, so they left the camp and hid in the field, thinking,‘When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and enter the city.’”
One of his advisers replied,“Pick some men and have them take five of the horses that are left in the city.(Even if they are killed, their fate will be no different than that of all the Israelite people– we’re all going to die!) Let’s send them out so we can know for sure what’s going on.”
So they picked two horsemen and the king sent them out to track the Syrian army. He ordered them,“Go and find out what’s going on.”