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

1And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2Let 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. And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

2 Kings 6:3 word by word

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

• 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 5:23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
• Judges 19:6And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
• Job 6:28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
• Judges 4:8And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then 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