2 Kings 6:13
11 For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
12 But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
14 the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
- KJV
- And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
- WEB
- He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
- ASV
- And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
- DARBY
- And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
- BLB
- And he said, “Go and see where he [is], that I may send and get him.” And it was told to him, saying, “Behold, in Dothan.”
- ÅB
- Han sa: Gå og se å få rede på hvor han er, så jeg kan sende folk dit og la ham hente! Da det så ble meldt ham at han var i Dotan,
- OTB
- Så han sa, "Gå og se hvor han er, så jeg kan sende menn for å fange ham." Og det ble rapportert til ham, og de sa, "Se, han er i Dotan."
- B1930
- Han sa: Gå og se å få rede på hvor han er, så jeg kan sende folk dit og la ham hente! Da det så blev meldt ham at han var i Dotan,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 37:17
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
Read in contextJohn 11:47–53
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Read in contextActs 23:12–27
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Read in contextPsalms 37:12–14
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Read in contextPsalms 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Read in context1 Samuel 23:22–23
Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
Read in contextPsalms 10:8–10
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
Read in contextMatthew 2:4–8
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
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