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.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

In Context

7And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.

9And Elisha sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take heed that thou pass not by that place, for the Syrians are hidden there.

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:23And the Lord spoke of Jezebel, saying, The dogs shall devour her within the fortification of Jezreel.

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 Hadad 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 Remaliah, 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 →

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