Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And a great provision of meats was set before them, and they ate and drank; and he let them go: and they went away to their master: and the robbers of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. he prepared 1 Samuel 24:17,18 And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil. . . . 2 Chronicles 28:15 And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives, and with the spoils clothed all them that were naked: and when they had clothed and shod them, and refreshed them with meat and drink, and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them, they set such of them as could not walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their brethren, and they returned to Samaria. Proverbs 25:21,22 If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink: . . . Matthew 5:47 And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this? Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Luke 10:29-37 But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour? . . . 2 Kings 6:8,9 And the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying: In such and such a place, let us lay an ambush. . . . 2 Kings 5:2 Now there had gone out robbers from Syria, and had led away captive out of the land of Israel, a little maid, and she waited upon Naaman's wife. 2 Kings 24:2 And the Lord sent against him the rovers of the Chaldees, and the rovers of Syria, and the rovers of Moab, and the rovers of the children of Ammon: and he sent them against Juda, to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by his servants, the prophets. Context Elisha Captures the Blinded Arameans…22And he said: Thou shalt not kill them: for thou didst not take them with thy sword, or thy bow, that thou mayst kill them: but set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23And a great provision of meats was set before them, and they ate and drank; and he let them go: and they went away to their master: and the robbers of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. Cross References 2 Kings 5:2 Now there had gone out robbers from Syria, and had led away captive out of the land of Israel, a little maid, and she waited upon Naaman's wife. 2 Kings 24:2 And the Lord sent against him the rovers of the Chaldees, and the rovers of Syria, and the rovers of Moab, and the rovers of the children of Ammon: and he sent them against Juda, to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by his servants, the prophets. Lexicon So [the king] prepared a greatגְדוֹלָ֗ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent feast וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה (way·yiḵ·reh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3739: To trade, get by trade for them, כֵּרָ֣ה (kê·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3740: A purchase and after they had finished eating וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ (way·yō·ḵə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat and drinking, וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ (way·yiš·tū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe he sent them away, וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם (way·šal·lə·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out and they returned וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to their master. אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḏō·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller And the Aramean אֲרָ֔ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 758: Aram -- Syria raiders גְּדוּדֵ֣י (gə·ḏū·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1416: A band, troop did not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no come לָב֖וֹא (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go into the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc again. יָ֤סְפוּ (yā·sə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment Additional Translations So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. And he set before them a great feast, and they ate and drank: and he dismissed them and they departed to their master. And the bands of Syria came no longer into the land of Israel. And he prepared a great repast for them, and they ate and drank; and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drank, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel. And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel. 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