6, 7. the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots—This illusion of the sense of hearing, whereby the besiegers imagined the tramp of two armies from opposite quarters, was a great miracle which God wrought directly for the deliverance of His people.

     1. A bad conscience makes men timid; the righteous are alone truly bold (Pr 14:26; Ps 27:1).