KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Kings 6:2
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Please let us go to the Jordan, and every man take a beam from there, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell.” He answered, “Go!”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;’ and he saith, ‘Go.’
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.
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.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
נֵֽלְכָה־H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentנָּ֣אH4994 · napleaseעַד־H5704 · adtillהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןH3383 · yar.denJordanוְנִקְחָ֤הH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמִשָּׁם֙H8033 · shamthereאִ֚ישׁH376 · ishmanקוֹרָ֣הH6982 · qo.rahbeamאֶחָ֔תH259 · e.chadoneוְנַעֲשֶׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: doלָּ֥נוּH9035 · nuusשָׁ֛םH8033 · shamthereמָק֖וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceלָשֶׁ֣בֶתH3427 · ya.shavto dwellשָׁ֑םH8033 · shamthereוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלֵֽכוּ׃H1980 · ha.lakhto go: went
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 9:6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither 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:John 21:3Simon 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.1 Thessalonians 2:9For 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.Acts 20:34-35Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.Acts 18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
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