2 Kings 6:14 (ASV)

Passage

Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Kings 6:14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

2 Kings 6:15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

2 Kings 6:16 And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "sent", "thither", "horses", "chariots", "great", "host", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And he said Go and see where..." into verse 15's "And when the servant of the man...", so "therefore" and "sent" 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 "therefore" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.