2 Kings 6:8
And the king of Syria was at war with Israel: and he consulted with his servants, saying, I will encamp in such a place.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
7And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:23And the Lord spoke + 20:23 Or, to Jezabel.of Jezabel, saying, The dogs shall devour her + 20:23 Or, by.within the fortification of Jezrael.
1 Kings 22:1And he rested three years, and there was no war between Syria and Israel.
2 Kings 6:24And it came to pass after this, that the son of Ader king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
Isaiah 7:5And as for the son of Aram, and the son of Romelias, forasmuch as they have devised an evil counsel, saying,
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 →