2 Kings 6:16 (YLT)

Passage

And he saith, `Fear not, for more <FI>are<Fi> they who <FI>are<Fi> with us than they who <FI>are<Fi> with them.'

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:14 And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

2 Kings 6:15 And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?'

2 Kings 6:16 And he saith, `Fear not, for more <FI>are<Fi> they who <FI>are<Fi> with us than they who <FI>are<Fi> with them.'

2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

2 Kings 6:18 And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "fear", and "than". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "fear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And the servant of the man of..." into verse 17's "And Elisha prayeth and saith Jehovah open...", so "saith" and "fear" 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 "saith" and "fear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.