2 Kings 6:1

2 Kings 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
• New International Version (NIV)The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us.

Context of 2 Kings 6:1

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place where we are living in your presence is too cramped for us. 2So please, let’s go to the Jordan and pick from there each one a beam, and make ourselves a place there to live.” “Go,” he answered. 3Then one of them said, “Will you please come with your servants?” “I will go,” he answered.

2 Kings 6:1 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֑ע הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנַ֜חְנוּ יֹשְׁבִ֥ים שָׁ֛ם לְפָנֶ֖יךָ צַ֥ר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• untoפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• Elishaאֱלִישָׁע'ĕlîyshâ‛ · ElishaH477
• Behold now, the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where we dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with thee is too straitצַרtsar tsâr · narrowH6862

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:1

• 2 Kings 2:3Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Adonai is going to take your master away from over you today?” He said, “Yes, I know. Be silent.”
• 1 Kings 20:35Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by the word of Adonai, “Strike me please!” But the man refused to strike him.
• 2 Kings 4:38Afterward Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”
• 1 Samuel 19:20So Saul sent agents to seize David, but they saw a band of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing and presiding over them. Then the Ruach of God came upon Saul’s agents and they too prophesied.
• Joshua 17:14Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua saying: “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? For we are a numerous people whom Adonai has thus far blessed?”
• Joshua 19:47The territory of the children of Dan slipped away from them, so the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem and captured it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, possessed it and settled in it, and called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.
• Job 36:16“And indeed, He will draw you from the mouth of distress, to a spacious place without constraint, and the comfort of a table full of rich food.
• Isaiah 49:19For your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land will now be surely too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
• Isaiah 54:2“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch out your tabernacle curtains. Do not hold back— lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The place - is too strait for us - Notwithstanding the general profligacy of Israel, the schools of the prophets increased. This was no doubt owing to the influence of Elisha.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The writer returns here to the series of miracles which Elisha performed for the benefit of the prophetical schools under his care. The connection, in this point of view, is with 2 Kings 4:44. The place where we dwell with thee - literally, “the place where we sit before thee,” i. e. “the place where we assemble and sit to bear thy teaching.” Elisha visited the sons of the prophets in circuit, staying a short time at each place where a “school” was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The sons of the prophets enlarge their habitations, Iron made to swim. (1-7) Elisha discloses the counsels of the Syrians. (8-12) Syrians sent to seize Elisha. (13-23) Samaria besieged, A famine, The king sends to slay Elisha. (24-33) Verses 1-7 There is that pleasantness in the converse of servants of God, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and the weariness of labour. Even the sons of the prophets must not be unwilling to labour…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2a log … a place to live: The forest areas of the Jordan Valley near Jericho and Gilgal offered various types of wood for building (see 2 Kings 2:1, 4).Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to 2 Kings 6:1

• School

In the dictionaries

• Elisha
• Band
• Send
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram
• Kings, Books of
• Strait; Straiten; Straitly
• Prophet

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