2 Kings 6:9 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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

2 Kings 6:8 Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he 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 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?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sent", "king", "israel", "saying", "beware", "thou", "pass", and "such". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sent" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Now the king of Syria was warring..." into verse 10's "And the king of Israel sent to...", so "sent" and "king" 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 "sent" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.