2 Kings 6:16 - Exposition

And he — i.e. Elisha— answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. Elisha did not need to see the forces arrayed on his side. He knew that God and God's strength was "with him," and cared not who, or how many, might be against him (comp. Psalms 3:6 , "I will not be afraid for ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about;" and Psalms 27:3 , "Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident"). His confidence reminds us of that shown by Hezekiah ( 2 Chronicles 32:7 ) on the invasion of Sennacherib.