2 Kings 7:11
Strong's Lexicon
The gatekeepers
הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֑ים (haš·šō·‘ă·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7778: 1) gatekeeper, porter

shouted the news,
וַיִּקְרָ֖א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

and it was reported
וַיַּגִּ֕ידוּ (way·yag·gî·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported

to the king’s
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

פְּנִֽימָה׃ (pə·nî·māh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6441: 1) toward the inside, within, faceward

household.
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.

Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.

New American Standard Bible
The gatekeepers called and told [it] within the king's household.

King James Bible
And he called the porters; and they told [it] to the king's house within.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported within the palace.

New Living Translation
Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace.

English Standard Version
Then the gatekeepers called out, and it was told within the king’s household.

New American Standard Bible
The gatekeepers called and told it within the king's household.

King James Bible
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king's household.

International Standard Version
The gatekeepers announced the report to the king's attendants,

NET Bible
The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.

American Standard Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

English Revised Version
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's household within.

Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.
















Cross References
2 Kings 7:10
So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.

2 Kings 7:12
And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

2 Kings 1:1
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 Kings 7:9
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

2 Kings 7:8
And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

2 Kings 7:13
And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

2 Kings 7:14
They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
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