2 Kings 6:12 (DBY)

Passage

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

Nearby Context

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 was on his guard there. [That took place] not once, nor twice.

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

2 Kings 6:12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells 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, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "servants", "said", "none", "lord", "king", "elisha", "prophet", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "servants" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And the heart of the king of..." into verse 13's "And he said Go and see where...", so "servants" and "said" 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 "servants" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.