KJV King James Version
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
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2 Kings 6:1
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell before you is too small for us.
ASV American Standard Version
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of the prophet say unto Elisha, ‘Lo, we pray thee, the place where we are dwelling before thee is too strait for us;
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 6
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.
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.
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וַיֹּאמְר֥וּH559 · a.marto sayבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםH5030 · na.viprophetאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֱלִישָׁ֑עH477 · e.li.sahElishaהִנֵּֽה־H2009 · hin.nehbeholdנָ֣אH4994 · napleaseהַמָּק֗וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichאֲנַ֜חְנוּH587 · a.nach.nuweיֹשְׁבִ֥יםH3427 · ya.shavto dwellשָׁ֛םH8033 · shamthereלְפָנֶ֖יךָH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeצַ֥רH6862 · tsarnarrowמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃H4480 · minfrom
Cross-references
2 Kings 2:3And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.Isaiah 54:2-3Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;1 Kings 20:35And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.Isaiah 49:19-20For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.Joshua 17:14And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?2 Kings 4:1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.1 Samuel 19:20And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing [as] appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.Joshua 19:47And the coast of the children of Dan went out [too little] for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.Job 36:16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait [into] a broad place, where [there is] no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table [should be] full of fatness.2 Kings 4:38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
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