2 Kings 6:7

2 Kings 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
• New International Version (NIV)“Lift it out,” he said. Then the man reached out his hand and took it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.

Context of 2 Kings 6:7

5While one of them was cutting down a tree, his iron axe fell into the water. He shouted, ‘Oh! My master! The axe did not belong to me!’ 6Elisha asked him, ‘Where did it fall in the water?’ He showed Elisha the place. Then Elisha cut a branch from a tree. He threw it in the water at that place. It caused the iron axe to come to the top of the water. Elisha told the prophet, ‘Lift it out of the water.’ So the man took hold of it with his hand. 8There was a war between the king of Syria and Israel. The king of Syria talked with his officers. He said to them, ‘I will attack Israel at a certain place.’ 9But Elisha, the man of God, sent a message to the king of Israel. He said, ‘Do not travel through that place. The Syrian army is going there to attack us.’

2 Kings 6:7 word by word

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הָ֣רֶם לָ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יָד֖וֹ וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• to thee. And he put outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:7

• 2 Kings 4:7Then the widow went back to Elisha, the man of God. She told him what had happened. He said, ‘Go and sell the oil. Use some of the money to pay the debt to the man. Use the money that remains to buy food for you and your sons. Then you will live.’
• Luke 7:15Immediately, the dead man sat up and he began to talk. Jesus then gave him back to his mother.
• Acts 9:41Peter held her hand and he helped her to stand up. Then he told the widows and all the believers to come into the room. He showed them that Dorcas was alive again.
• Exodus 4:4Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Take hold of the snake's tail with your hand.’ So Moses caught the snake with his hand. Then it became a stick in his hand again.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:7

• 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
• Israel, Kingdom of
• 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