2 Kings 6:2
1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
Let 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.
3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- Let 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.
- WEB
- Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!”
- ASV
- Let us go, we pray thee, unto the 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.
- DARBY
- Let us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he said, Go.
- BLB
- Let us go, please, to the Jordan, and let take from there each man one beam, and let us make to us there a place where we may dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.”
- ÅB
- La oss få gå til Jordan og der hente hver sin bjelke og så bygge oss et hus der som vi kan holde til i! Han svarte: Ja, gjør det!
- OTB
- La oss gå til Jordan, og hver av oss vil ta en bjelke derfra, og la oss bygge et sted der for oss selv hvor vi kan bo." Så sa han, "Gå."
- B1930
- La oss få gå til Jordan og der hente hver sin bjelke og så bygge oss et hus der som vi kan holde til i! Han svarte: Ja, gjør det!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 9:6
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
Read in context1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:9
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
Read in contextActs 18:3
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:8
Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Read in contextActs 20:34–35
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Read in contextJohn 21:3
Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
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