2Ki 7:12-15 | ESV | STEP | And the king rose in the night and said to his servants , I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry . Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country , thinking , When they come out of the city , we shall take them alive and get into the city .

2 Kings 7:12-15

12 And the king rose in the night and said to his servants, “I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.’” 13 And one of his servants said, “Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see.” 14 So they took two horsemen, and the king sent them after the army of the Syrians, saying, “Go and see.” 15 So they went after them as far as the Jordan, and behold, all the way was littered with garments and equipment that the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. And the messengers returned and told the king.