2 Kings 6:13

Modern

So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”

Traditional

And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

Literal

And he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” And it was told to him, saying, “Behold, in Dothan.”

Latin

Dixitque eis: Ite, et videte ubi sit, ut mittam, et capiam eum. Annuntiaveruntque ei, dicentes: Ecce in Dothan.

Hebrew

English

So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”

When the king of Aram found out that Elisha could warn the king of Israel ahead of time, he ordered his men to capture the prophet.
Dothan was about ten miles north of Samaria. Archaeologists have confirmed the city existed during this time.

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 37:17
“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan.
John 11:47–53
Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Matthew 2:4–8
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
Jeremiah 36:26
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
Psalm 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Psalm 37:12–14
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Psalm 10:8–10
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
Acts 23:12–27
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
1 Samuel 23:22–23
Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

Dothan: A place where Joseph found his brothers and was sold