2 Kings 6:2

Let us go, we pray thee, as far as the Jordan, and fetch from thence every man a single beam, and let us make us a place wherein we may sit. And he said—Go ye.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha,—See, we pray thee, the place wherein we sit before thee, is too strait for us.

3Then said one—Be content, we pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he said—I myself, will go.

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Cross References

Acts 18:3and, because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought, for they were tent-makers by their trade.

1 Corinthians 9:6Or have, only I and Barnabas, not a right to forbear working?

2 Thessalonians 3:8Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working,—that we might not burden any of you;—

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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