1.7 KiB
2 Kings 07 Translation Questions
Q? What did Elisa say would happen to the captain who did not believe him?
A. Elisha said the captain would not eat any of the flour or barley. [7:2]
Q? Why did the four men with leprosy go to the army of the Arameans?
A. They went to the army of the Arameans because they said they might die if they go into the city, stand where they were, or go to army the Arameans. [7:3]
Q? Why did the Aramean army think the king of Israel hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against the Arameans?
A. The Aramean army thought the king of Israel hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against the Arameans because they heard a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses—the noise of another large army. [7:6]
Q? What did the gatekeepers do after they were told that the Arameans had deserted their camp?
A. The gatekeepers shouted out the news that the Arameans had deserted their camp. [7:11]
Q? What did the king think was the reason the Arameans left their camp?
A. The king thought they had gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the fields. Then when the Israelites came out of the city, the Arameans would take them alive, and get into the city. [7:12]
Q? Of what was the road full?
A. The road was full of clothes and equipment the Arameans had cast away in their hurry. [7:15]
Q? What did the captain say when Elisha told him, "About this time in the gate of Samaria, two measures of barley will be available for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel."?
A. The captain said to Elisha, "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?". [7:18-19]