2 Kings 7:9 meaning and explanation

Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

2 Kings 7:9, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the four men with leprosy who sat outside the gate of Samaria during the Aramean siege (verse 3). Driven by starvation, they crossed to the enemy camp and found it abandoned, since the Lord had frightened the Arameans away.

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