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2 Kings 7:9 — Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of…
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.”
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The verses around 2 Kings 7:9.
7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
8And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
10So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
11And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.
Verse explanation
The lepers realize it's wrong to keep such good news to themselves while the city is starving, and decide to notify the king's palace.
From the 2 Kings 7 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Kings 7:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Então disseram uns para os outros: Não fazemos bem: este dia é dia de boas novas, e nos calamos; se esperarmos até á luz da manhã, algum mal nos sobrevirá; pelo que agora vamos, e o annunciemos á casa do rei.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E disseram-se o um ao outro: Não fazemos bem: hoje é dia de boa nova, e nós calamos: e se esperamos até a luz da manhã, nos alcançará a maldade. Vamos pois agora, entremos, e demos a nova em casa do rei.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Entonces se dijeron unos a otros: “No está bien lo que estamos haciendo. Este es un día de buenas noticias, y si nos callamos y esperamos hasta que amanezca, seguro nos castigarán. Así que vayamos enseguida a dar aviso en el palacio del rey”.
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