2 Kings 6:14

Modern

…the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.

Traditional

Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

Literal

And he sent there horses and chariot and a great army, and they came by night and went around against the city.

Latin

Misit ergo illuc equos et currus, et robur exercitus: qui cum venissent nocte, circumdederunt civitatem.

Hebrew

English

…the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.

When the king of Aram found out that Elisha could warn the king of Israel ahead of time, he ordered his men to capture the prophet.
Dothan was about ten miles north of Samaria. Archaeologists have confirmed the city existed during this time.

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 26:55
At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
Matthew 26:47
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
1 Samuel 24:2
So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
2 Kings 18:17
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
John 18:3–6
So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
1 Samuel 23:26
Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
2 Kings 1:9–13
Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”