2 Kings 6:1
And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Joshua 17:14And the children of Joseph spoke to Josue, and said: Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to possess, whereas I am of so great a multitude, and the Lord hath blessed me?
1 Samuel 19:20So Saul sent officers to take David: and when they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel presiding over them, the spirit of the Lord came also upon them, and they likewise began to prophesy.
2 Kings 2:3The sons of the prophets, that were at Bethel, came forth to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that this day the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he answered: I also know it: hold your peace.
2 Kings 2:7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets followed them, and stood in sight at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan.
2 Kings 4:1Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him.
Job 36:16Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it : and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:1
In this chapter we have, I. A further account of the wondrous works of Elisha. 1. His making iron to swim, ver. 1-7 . 2. His disclosing to the king of Israel the secret counsels of the king of Syria, ver. 8-12 . 3. His saving himself out of the hands of those who were sent to apprehend him, ver. 13-23 . II. The besieging of Samaria by the Syrians and the great distress the city was reduced to, ver. 24-33 . The relief of it is another of the wonders wrought by Elisha's word, which we shall have the story of in the… Read the whole commentary →