2 Kings 6:8 (KJV)

Passage

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

2 Kings 6:7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

2 Kings 6:8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

2 Kings 6:9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

2 Kings 6:10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "syria", "warred", "against", "israel", "took", "counsel", and "servants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "syria", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Therefore said he Take it up to..." into verse 9's "And the man of God sent unto...", so "king" and "syria" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "syria" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.