KJV ORIGINAL
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The king said, 'Go and find out exactly where he is, so I can send soldiers to capture him.' They came back and reported, 'He's in Dothan.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The Syrian king ordered his scouts to locate the prophet Elisha so he could send troops to capture him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during the ongoing conflict between Syria and Israel, when the Syrian king was frustrated that his military plans kept being revealed to the Israelite king. The Syrian king had discovered that the prophet Elisha was supernaturally revealing Syria's battle strategies to Israel's king, so he decided to capture Elisha to stop this divine intelligence leak.
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