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2 Kings 7:15

2 Kings 7:15
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.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And they went after them unto Jordan,.... Not finding them in the camp, and knowing the rout they would take to their…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The Syrians had fled probably by the great road which led from Samaria to Damascus through Geba, En-gannim, Beth-shean,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

All the way was full of garments and vessels - A manifest proof of the hurry and precipitancy with which they fled.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 7:12-20

Here we have,

I. The king's jealousy of a stratagem in the Syrian's retreat, Kg2 7:12. He feared that they had withdrawn…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

unto Jordan When the heaven-sent noise caused the Syrians to imagine that the Hittites from the north and the Egyptians…