2 Kings 6:7

And he said, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

In Context

6And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

8And the king of Syria 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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Cross References

Exodus 4:4And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand

2 Kings 4:36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. And he called her; and she came to him. And he said, Take up thy son.

Acts 9:41And having given her [his] hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:2-8

Iron Made to Swim. ( b. c. 893.) 1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head… Read the whole commentary →

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