2 Kings 6:12 (GNV)

Passage

Then one of his seruants saide, None, my lorde, O King, but Elisha the Prophet that is in Israel, telleth the King of Israel, euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:10 So the King of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him, and warned him of, and saued himselfe from thence, not once, nor twise.

2 Kings 6:11 And the heart of the King of Aram was troubled for this thing: therefore he called his seruants and saide vnto them, Will ye not shewe me, which of vs bewrayeth our counsel to the king of Israel?

2 Kings 6:12 Then one of his seruants saide, None, my lorde, O King, but Elisha the Prophet that is in Israel, telleth the King of Israel, euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.

2 Kings 6:13 And he said, Goe, and espie where he is, that I may sende and fetch him. And one tolde him, saying, Beholde, he is in Dothan.

2 Kings 6:14 So he sent thither horses, and charets, and a mightie hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seruants", "saide", "none", "lorde", "king", "elisha", "prophet", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seruants" and "saide", 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 Goe and espie where...", so "seruants" and "saide" 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 "seruants" and "saide" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.