2 Kings 7:14

14 They chose some men, and the king sent them in two chariots with instructions to go and find out what had happened to the Syrian army.

2 Kings 7:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 7:14

They took therefore two chariot horses
Not five, but two only, and those the best, that drew in the king's chariot perhaps, and so were better fed, and fitter for this expedition:

and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, go and see;
whether they are fled or not.

2 Kings 7:14 In-Context

12 It was still night, but the king got out of bed and said to his officials, "I'll tell you what the Syrians are planning! They know about the famine here, so they have left their camp to go and hide in the countryside. They think that we will leave the city to find food, and then they will take us alive and capture the city."

13 One of his officials said, "The people here in the city are doomed anyway, like those that have already died. So let's send some men with five of the horses that are left, so that we can find out what has happened."

14 They chose some men, and the king sent them in two chariots with instructions to go and find out what had happened to the Syrian army.

15 The men went as far as the Jordan, and all along the road they saw the clothes and equipment that the Syrians had abandoned as they fled. Then they returned and reported to the king.

16 The people of Samaria rushed out and looted the Syrian camp. And as the Lord had said, ten pounds of the best wheat or twenty pounds of barley were sold for one piece of silver.