2 Kings 6:10
8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
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
- So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
- KJV
- And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
- WEB
- The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or twice.
- ASV
- And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.
- DARBY
- And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. [That took place] not once, nor twice.
- BLB
- And the king of Israel sent one to the place of which the man of God had told him; and he warned him, and he was watchful there—not once and not twice.
- ÅB
- Så sendte Israels konge folk til det sted som den Guds mann hadde nevnt for ham og advart ham for, og han tok seg i vare der. Dette hendte ikke bare en gang, men flere ganger.
- OTB
- Så sendte Israels konge noen til stedet som Guds mann hadde fortalt ham om. Slik advarte han ham, så han voktet seg der mer enn en eller to ganger.
- B1930
- Så sendte Israels konge folk til det sted som den Guds mann hadde nevnt for ham og advart ham for, og han tok sig i vare der. Dette hendte ikke bare en gang, men flere ganger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Amos 7:1–6
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
Read in context2 Kings 5:14
Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Read in contextActs 27:24
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Read in contextHebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Read in contextExodus 9:20–21
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Read in contextMatthew 24:15–17
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Read in contextEzekiel 3:18–21
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Read in context2 Kings 13:14
Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
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