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13 The king[a] ordered, “Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him.”[b] The king was told, “He is in Dothan.” 14 So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army.[c] They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.

15 The prophet’s[d] attendant got up early in the morning. When he went outside there was an army surrounding the city, along with horses and chariots. He said to Elisha,[e] “Oh no, my master! What will we do?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 6:13 tn Heb “he” (also a second time in this verse); the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Kings 6:13 tn Heb “Go and see where he [is] so I can send and take him.”
  3. 2 Kings 6:14 tn Heb “heavy force.”
  4. 2 Kings 6:15 tn Heb “man of God’s.”
  5. 2 Kings 6:15 tn Heb “his young servant said to him.”