2 Kings 6:11 (YLT)

Passage

And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us <FI>is<Fi> for the king of Israel?'

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:9 And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down;

2 Kings 6:10 and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

2 Kings 6:11 And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us <FI>is<Fi> for the king of Israel?'

2 Kings 6:12 And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who <FI>is<Fi> in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.'

2 Kings 6:13 And he saith, `Go ye and see where he <FI>is<Fi> , and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, `Lo--in Dothan.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heart", "king", "aram", "tossed", "concerning", "calleth", "servants", and "saith". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heart" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "and the king of Israel sendeth unto..." into verse 12's "And one of his servants saith Nay...", so "heart" 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 "heart" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.