And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
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Interpretation
God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came as soon as the Syrians were fled.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 7:4-8.
Glossary
- Syria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Damascus.