John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host , etc.] Or of many armies, as the Targum; either in the air by the ministry of angels; or the Lord so wrought upon their imagination, that they fancied they heard such noises; or he caused such noises in their ears: and they said one to another, lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites ; one of the nations of the Canaanites, and may be here put for the whole of those that remained, and who lived upon the borders of the land of Israel; though Josephus has it, the kings of the isles; that is, of Chittim, (see Jeremiah 2:10) and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us ; Egypt being now divided into petty kingdoms; or else the governors of the several nomes or districts of it are here meant: for the king of Israel to hire these kings was very unlikely in his present circumstances; but those unreasonable things, in their panic, their imaginations suggested to them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 3-11 - God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and a for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shakin of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came as soon as the Syrians were fled. Their consciences told them that mischief woul befall them, if they took care of themselves only. Natural humanity and fear of punishment, are powerful checks on the selfishness of the ungodly. These feelings tend to preserve order and kindness in the world; but they who have found the unsearchable riches of Christ, wil not long delay to report the good tidings to others. From love to him not from selfish feelings, they will gladly share their earthly goo things with their brethren.
Original Hebrew ואדני136 השׁמיע8085 את853 מחנה4264 ארם758 קול6963 רכב7393 קול6963 סוס5483 קול6963 חיל2428 גדול1419 ויאמרו559 אישׁ376 אל413 אחיו251 הנה2009 שׂכר7936 עלינו5921 מלך4428 ישׂראל3478 את853 מלכי4428 החתים2850 ואת853 מלכי4428 מצרים4714 לבוא935 עלינו׃5921
