KJV ORIGINAL
And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they got up at dusk to go to the Syrian army camp. When they reached the edge of the Syrian camp, look—there was no one there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The four lepers discovered that the entire Syrian army had mysteriously abandoned their camp, leaving it completely empty.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the siege of Samaria when four lepers decided to surrender to the Syrian army rather than starve. Earlier, the prophet Elisha had predicted that food prices would dramatically drop the next day, which seemed impossible during the famine. God had caused the Syrian army to hear the sound of a great army approaching, causing them to flee in panic and abandon all their supplies.
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