2 Kings 6:1

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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

Literal

And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place where we are dwelling there to your face is too tight for us.

Latin

Dixerunt autem filii prophetarum ad Eliseum: Ecce locus in quo habitamus coram te, angustus est nobis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

2 Kings 6:1–2

a log … a place to live: The forest areas of the Jordan Valley near Jericho and Gilgal offered various types of wood for building (see 2 Kings 2:1, 4).

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha

Events

Prophecies of Elisha

Related verses

2 Kings 2:3
Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
Isaiah 54:2–3
“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
1 Samuel 19:20
…he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
2 Kings 4:1
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
Isaiah 49:19–20
For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.
Joshua 19:47
(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
1 Kings 20:35
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
Job 36:16
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
2 Kings 4:38
When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

People

Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah

Glossary

Jordan River Kings, Books of First and Second Prophet, Prophetess Sons of the Prophets

Topics

Ben-Hadad: A King of Syria, Who Reigned During the Time of Ahab, Son of Ben-Hadad I School: Crowded Attendance At

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