Jordan — To the woods near Jordan. A beam — A piece of timber for the building. Hence it may be gathered, that although the sons of the prophets principally devoted themselves to religious exercises, yet they sometimes employed themselves about manual arts.
Verse 2 Kings 6:2. _EVERY MAN A BEAM_] They made a sort of _log-houses_ with their own hands....
TAKE EVERY MAN A BEAM - Trees were rare in most parts of Palestine, but plentiful in the Jordan Valley. Jericho was known in early times as “the city of palms” Deuteronomy 34:3; Judges 1:16....
5. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The lost axe-head recovered (2 Kings 6:1)_ 2. Elisha makes known Ben-hadad's plans (2 Kings 6:8) 3. Elisha's arrest planned (2 Kings 6:13) 4. The blinded
AN AXEHEAD SWIMS. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS AT DOTHAN. In several minor miracles Elisha is always represented as working them not by his word, but by some expedient. Thus he heals the miscarrying waters...
_take thence every man a beam_ The Jordan valley was well timbered. We see from this, as from previous passages, that these men did for themselves such work as they required. Here they are ready to be...
V. A LEVITATION MIRACLE 6:1-7 TRANSLATION (1) And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now the place where we sit before you is too cramped for us. (2) Let us go, we pray you, unto the J...
_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._ Let us go ... unto Jordan - whose wooded banks...
ELISHA AND THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA 1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan (2 Kings 6:2) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5. Probably Elisha did...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 6 THE AXE THAT THE MAN LOST V1 The group of the *prophets spoke to Elisha. ‘The place where we meet with you is too s...
TAKE THENCE EVERY MAN A BEAM. — The Jordan valley was well wooded. Its present bed is still “overarched by oleanders, acacias, thorns, and similar shrubbery.” If all were to take part in felling the t...
נֵֽלְכָה ־נָּ֣א עַד ־הַ יַּרְדֵּ֗ן וְ נִקְחָ֤
ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS 2 Kings 6:1 "Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." - Ecclesiastes 9:15 ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was, during a gr...
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD OF BATTLES 2 Kings 6:1 To us, the first of these miracles may appear somewhat trivial, but we must remember the value of an iron axe-head at that time, the inconvenience and d...
The incident of the swimming of the iron axe head is interesting, but quite secondary. The chief value of the story lies in its revelation of the influence Elisha was exerting in the nation. The growt...
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a (a) beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. (a) Or a piece of wood fit to build with....
_Timber. Hebrew and Septuagint, "a beam." Salien supposes that these prophets resided at Galgal. (Menochius)_...
It will not be doing violence to this passage to look through the servant to his Lord in it. In all my goings forth shall I not say to thee, thou blessed Jesus, go I pray thee with thy servant? Yes! d...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
_THE LOST AXE-HEAD_ ‘And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every ma...
The sons of the prophets must enlarge their dwelling-place, and Elisha, who consents to go with them, secures them from the results of their negligence by reversing the laws of nature. I know not if w...
LET US GO, WE PRAY THEE, UNTO JORDAN,.... Which, according to Josephus a, was fifty furlongs, or upwards of six miles, distant from Gilgal: AND TAKE THENCE EVERY MAN A BEAM; by cutting down the trees...
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. Ver. 2. _Let us make us a place._] Though they we...
_The sons of the prophet said to Elisha_ Probably those that were at Gilgal, for that is the place last mentioned where the prophet was, (chap. 2 Kings 4:38,) and was also near to Jordan. _Let us go u...
1 Elisha giuing leaue to the yong Prophets to inlarge their dwellings, causeth yron to swim. 8 Hee discloseth the king of Syria his counsell. 13 The armie which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elish...
The Swimming of the Ax-Head....
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan and take thence every man a beam, by cutting down some of the large trees near the river and preparing them for the walls of the new building, AND LET US MAKE US A...
"TOO SMALL FOR US" (vv.1-7) The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far as the record goes) that indicated th...
1-7 There is that pleasantness in the converse of servants of God, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and the weariness of labour. Even the sons of the prophets must not be unwil...
UNTO JORDAN, i.e. to the woods near Jordan, which were near to them. SEE POOLE ON "2 KINGS 6:1". A BEAM, i.e. a piece of timber for the building. Hence it may be gathered, that although the sons of th...
2 Kings 6:2 go H3212 (H8799) Jordan H3383 man H376 take H3947 (H8799) a H259 beam H6982 make...
ELISHA CAUSES AN AXE HEAD TO FLOAT (2 KINGS 6:1). This seemingly trivial incident is probably intended by the prophetic author to lay emphasis on an important fact. Just as the axe head was borrowed o...
2 Kings 6:1 There are two conditions of real personal power in the world. One is the power of insight, and it is that which redeems life from being regarded as commonplace. Everything is tinged with h...
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._ It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about them c...
CONTENTS: Elisha recovers the lost axe. Seige of Samaria by Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Ben-hadad, Jehoram, nameless woman. CONCLUSION: The Christian on his knees can see more than the philosop...
2 Kings 6:1. _Sons of the prophets._ See on 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5. Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their college was a plain home-built house....
_Take thence every man a beam._ EVERY MAN A BEAM I. The sons of the prophets procured for themselves what they wanted. The college had become too small. There was not room enough for the increasing n...
_The place where we dwell is too strait for us._ A CHURCH-EXTENSION ENTERPRISE If there was a church in Israel at all, the school of the prophets undoubtedly constituted a part of that church. They...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 6:1 With the healing of Naaman, Elisha has involved himself with Syria for the first time. That involvement now occupies most of the next two chapters, as the authors prepare t...
ELISHA AND THE SYRIAN INVASION CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 6:2. TAKE THENCE EVERY MAN A BEAM—The wooded banks of the Jordan would furnish timber readily; probably Bethel or Jericho. Alth...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-7:20 FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA. The historian relates first a (comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of Jericho, for the benefit of one of the ...
Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...
1 Corinthians 9:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Timothy 6:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;...
LESSONS IN SERVICE 2 Kings 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Old Testament is written for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages is come. Its chief message is Jesus Christ. However, there is an ab...