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2 Kings 6:1

Elisha
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.

2 Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.

3 Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
KJV
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
WEB
The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small for us.
ASV
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
DARBY
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
BLB
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place where we are dwelling there to your face is too tight for us.
ÅB
Profetenes disipler sa til Elisa: Huset som vi sitter i her hos deg, er for trangt for oss.
OTB
Profetenes sønner nærmet seg Elisja og sa, "Se nå, stedet hvor vi bor under din veiledning er for trangt for oss.
B1930
Profetenes disipler sa til Elisa: Huset som vi sitter i her hos dig, er for trangt for oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 2:3

    Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”

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  • Isaiah 54:2–3

    “Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:20

    he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.

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  • 1 Kings 20:35

    Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

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  • Joshua 17:14

    Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

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  • 2 Kings 4:1

    Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”

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  • Isaiah 49:19–20

    For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.

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  • Joshua 19:47

    (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

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