Commentary for II Kings 6:8
וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם הָיָ֥ה נִלְחָ֖ם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ אֶל־עֲבָדָ֣יו לֵאמֹ֗ר אֶל־מְק֛וֹם פְּלֹנִ֥י אַלְמֹנִ֖י תַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃
Now the king of Aram warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying: ‘In such and such a place shall be my camp.’
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Rashi on II Kings
Concealed, secret. [Targum Yonoson rendered,] “covered and hidden.” “פלוני” is an expression of, “If it be concealed [=יפלא],”4Devarim 17:8. it will be covered.5See Megillas Rus 4:1 and Rashi there.
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Rashi on II Kings
Secret. Without a name, for he did not want it to be revealed.
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I will make my camp. There I will encamp and ambush the king of Yisroel or his bands who pass to plunder in my land through that place.
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