2 Kings 6:11 (ASV)

Passage

And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

Nearby Context

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 coming 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 he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

2 Kings 6:11 And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

2 Kings 6:12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

2 Kings 6:13 And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "heart", "king", "syria", "sore", "troubled", "servants", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "heart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And the king of Israel sent to..." into verse 12's "And one of his servants said Nay...", so "called" and "heart" 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 "called" and "heart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.