2 Kings 6:8
Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
World English Bible Classic
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In Context
7He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:23The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let’s fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.
1 Kings 22:1They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
2 Kings 6:24After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
Proverbs 20:18Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
Isaiah 7:5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, 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 →