John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 6:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, etc.] Proclaimed war against him; on what account, or how long it was after Naaman his general came with a letter of recommendation from him to the king of Israel, and had his cure, is not said: and took counsel with his servants; his privy counsellors, or the general officers of his army: saying, in such and such a place shall be my camp; in some covered hidden place, as the Targum; where he would lie encamped waiting in ambush, to fall upon the king of Israel unawares, as he and his forces should pass that way; the place, no doubt, was named by the king of Syria, though not recorded by the historian; or, as the words may be rendered, the place of such and such a man; for, as Ben Melech observes, “peloni almoni” are used of persons whose names are either unknown or concealed.

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