2 Kings 6:8
And the king of Syria made war against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
7And then said he, Lift it up to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:23And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Gods of the mountains are their gods; therefore they prevailed over us; but let us fight against them in the plain, [and see] whether we shall not prevail over them.
1 Kings 22:1And they remained [at rest] three years, there being no war between Syria and Israel.
2 Kings 6:24And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad the king of Syria assembled all his camp, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
Proverbs 20:18Plans are established by counsel; and with wise reflection conduct war.
Isaiah 7:5Forasmuch as Syria, [with] Ephraim and the son of Remalyahu, have taken evil counsel against thee, 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 →