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2 Kings 6:3

Friendship

1 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.

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

4 So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.

5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”

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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
Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.
KJV
And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
WEB
One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
ASV
And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
DARBY
And one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go.
BLB
And the one said, “Be resolved, please, and go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.”
ÅB
Da sa en av dem: Vær så snill og gå med dine tjenere! Han svarte: Ja, jeg skal gå med.
OTB
Da sa en av dem, "Vær så snill å følge med dine tjenere." Og han svarte, "Jeg skal gå."
B1930
Da sa en av dem: Vær så snild og gå med dine tjenere! Han svarte: Ja, jeg skal gå med.

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Cross references

  • Judges 4:8

    Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”

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  • 2 Kings 5:23

    But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.

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  • Judges 19:6

    So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”

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  • Job 6:28

    But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

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