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2 Kings 6:3

Friendship

1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 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.

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.

5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for 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

    And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

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  • 2 Kings 5:23

    And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

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  • Judges 19:6

    And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

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  • Job 6:28

    Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

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