2 Kings 6:3

2 Kings 6:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
• New International Version (NIV)Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?” “I will,” Elisha replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then one of them said, "Be pleased to go with your servants." And he answered, "I will go."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then one said, “Please consent to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.”

Context of 2 Kings 6:3

1The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please notice that the place where we live under your supervision is too small for us. 2Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” he said. Then one said, “Please come with your servants.” “I’ll come,” he answered. 4So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. 5As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed!”

2 Kings 6:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד ה֥וֹאֶל נָ֖א וְלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲנִ֥י אֵלֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Be contentיָאַלyâ'al · be willingH2974
• I pray thee, and goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• with thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:3

• 2 Kings 5:23But Naaman insisted, “Please, accept one hundred fifty pounds.” He urged Gehazi and then packed one hundred fifty pounds of silver in two bags with two sets of clothing. Naaman gave them to two of his attendants who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
• Judges 19:6So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and enjoy yourself.”
• Job 6:28But now, please look at me; I will not lie to your face.
• Judges 4:8Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go. But if you will not go with me, I will not go.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:3

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 6:1-7. Elisha Causes Iron to Swim. 1. the place where we dwell with thee--Margin, "sit before thee." The one points to a common residence--the other to a common place of meeting. The tenor of the narrative shows the humble condition of Elisha's pupils. The place was either Beth-el or Jericho, probably the latter. The ministry and miracles of Elisha brought great accessions to his schools.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Band
• Send
• Elisha
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings