2 Kings 6:7

And he said: Take it up. And he put out his hand and took it.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and cast it in thither: and the iron swam.

8And the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying: In such and such a place let us lay ambushes.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:4And the Lord said: Put out thy hand and take it by the tail. He put forth his hand, and took hold of it, and it was turned into a rod.

2 Kings 4:36And he called Giezi, and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she being called, went in to him: and he said: Take up thy son.

Acts 9:41And giving her his hand, he lifted her up. And when he had called the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.

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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