2-kings 7:14
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
American King James Version (AKJV)
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
American Standard Version (ASV)
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.
Webster's Revision
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
World English Bible
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."
English Revised Version (ERV)
They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
Clarke's 2-kings 7:14 Bible Commentary
They took - two chariot horses - They had at first intended to send five; probably they found on examination that only two were effective. But if they sent two chariots, each would have two horses, and probably a single horse for crossing the country.
Barnes's 2-kings 7:14 Bible Commentary
Two chariot horses - Translate, "two horse-chariots." They dispatched i. e. two war-chariots, with their proper complement of horses and men, to see whether the retreat was a reality or only a feint. The "horses" sent would be four or six, since chariots were drawn by either two or three horses.