2 Kings 7:14. They took therefore two chariot horses It is probable the king would venture no more than two horsemen, whom he thought sufficient: and these took two of his own horses to make the discovery. They went after them unto Jordan Finding the camp empty, as the lepers had related, they followed them as far as this river. All the way was full of garments, &c., cast away in their haste Hebrew, בחפזם, bechaphezam, in their fear, trepidation, or consternation, wherewith God had struck them. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, &c.

They found such store of provisions in the tents of the Syrians, that it made this sudden change in the price of corn, according to Elisha's prediction.

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