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 of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!” 6“Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it. 8When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place.” 9But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.”

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 4:7When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”
• Luke 7:15Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
• Acts 9:41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.
• Exodus 4:4Then the Lord told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd’s 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