2 Kings 6:8
Now, the king of Syria, was making war against Israel,—so he took counsel with his servants, saying—In such and such a place, shall be my encampment.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7And he said—Take it up to thee. So he put forth 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, for this cause, prevailed they against us,—but, only let us fight with them in the plain, and verily we shall prevail against them.
1 Kings 22:1And there continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
2 Kings 6:24But it came to pass, after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered together all his host,—and came up and laid siege against Samaria.
Proverbs 20:18Plans—by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.
Isaiah 7:5Because Syria, hath taken counsel against thee, for mischief,—[with] Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, 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 →