Passage
Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.
2 Kings 6:14 (WEB)
Nearby Context
2 Kings 6:12 One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
2 Kings 6:13 He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
2 Kings 6:14 Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.
2 Kings 6:15 When the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
2 Kings 6:16 He answered, “Don’t be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "therefore", "sent", "horses", "chariots", "great", "army", "came", and "night". 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 "He said Go and see where he..." into verse 15's "When the servant of the man of...", 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.