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

5But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.” 6Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float. He said, “Take it up for yourself.” So he put out his hand and took it. 8Now the king of Aram was warring against Israel; and he counseled with his servants saying, “In such and such a place shall be my camp.” 9The man of God sent word to the king of Israel saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Arameans are coming down there.”

2 Kings 6:7 word by word

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הָ֣רֶם לָ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יָד֖וֹ וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

• He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Takeרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• it up for yourself.” So he putשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• out his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:7

• 2 Kings 4:7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”
• Luke 7:15The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
• Acts 9:41And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
• Exodus 4:4But the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail”--so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand--

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