14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
14 So they selected two chariots with their horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army. He commanded the drivers, "Go and find out what has happened."
14 So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see."
14 They took two chariots with horses. The king sent them after the army of Aram with the orders, "Scout them out; find out what happened."
14 Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see."
14 So two chariots with horses were prepared, and the king sent scouts to see what had happened to the Aramean army.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 7:14
Commentary on 2 Kings 7:12-20
(Read 2 Kings 7:12-20)
Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safely relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the plenty he saw. Justly do those find the world's promises fail them, who think that the promises of God will disappoint them. Learn how deeply God resents distrust of his power, providence, and promise: how uncertain life is, and the enjoyments of it: how certain God's threatenings are, and how sure to come on the guilty. May God help us to inquire whether we are exposed to his threatenings, or interested in his promises.