Rashi on the Former Prophets
2 Kings 7
There were four men. Geichazi and his sons. . Elisha had healed all other Bnei Yisroel suffering from tzora’as.—Malbim
At the entrance of the gate. As it is stated, “He shall live alone; outside the camp shall be his habitation.”.
Had caused the camp of Arom to hear. It seemed to them as though they were hearing.
We will be considered guilty. We will be held guilty by the throne.
As they were. As they were full at the beginning; they did not take out what was in them.
We are starving. And long to go out to the loot and to the food.
That are left in it [the city]. Within the city, that did not die of hunger.
Behold, they are like all the multitude of Yisroel that are left in [the city]. If they will say that they are in danger of being killed by the Aromeans, behold, [if they remain] in this city they are in danger like the rest of all the multitude of Yisroel that are left there, and if they die, they are like all the multitude of Yisroel that have perished from hunger.
In their haste. In their hurry to escape.
Upon whose hand he leaned. On the day before, when he came to Elisha’s house.
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