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Verse 2 Kings 6:19. _I WILL BRING YOU TO THE MAN WHOM YE SEEK._] And
he did so; he was their guide to Samaria, and showed himself to them
fully in that city....
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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
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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...
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_This_is _not the way, neither_is _this the city_ i.e. the way to
Elisha, and the city where you shall find him.
_I will bring you to the man whom ye seek_ But you shall find him in a
place where you...
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THIS IS NOT THE WAY, &C.— Elisha says this without being asked; for
if the Syrians had asked him whether this was the way to the city of
Dothan, his answer certainly would have been a falsehood; from...
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B. ELISHA CAPTURES A TROOP OF SOLDIERS 6:13-23
TRANSLATION
(13) And he said, Go and observe where he is, that I may send, and
take him. And someone told him, Behold, in Dothan. (14) And he sent
there...
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_AND ELISHA SAID UNTO THEM, THIS IS NOT THE WAY, NEITHER IS THIS THE
CITY: FOLLOW ME, AND I WILL BRING YOU TO THE MAN WHOM YE SEEK. BUT HE
LED THEM TO SAMARIA._
This is not the way, neither is this t...
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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...
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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...
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THIS IS NOT THE WAY, NEITHER IS THIS THE CITY. — These words
pre-suppose, according to Josephus, that the prophet had asked them
whom they were seeking, and that they had replied, “The prophet
Elisha....
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם אֱלִישָׁ֗ע לֹ֣א
זֶ֣ה הַ
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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...
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OPENED EYES
2 Kings 6:14
This is an acted parable of extreme beauty and suggestiveness. First,
the stroke of trouble-swift, unlooked for, and apparently
insurmountable; then the vivid contrast betwee...
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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...
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And Elisha said unto them, This [is] not the way, neither [is] this
the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But
he led (k) them to Samaria.
(k) Thus he did being led by the...
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The dreadful alarm of Elisha's servant, and the perfect composure of
Elisha himself, hold forth a precious lesson. In minds of little or no
faith, the smallest events, which appears unpromising, excit...
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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...
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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...
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AND ELISHA SAID UNTO THEM, THIS IS NOT THE WAY, NEITHER IS THIS THE
CITY,.... Which is an answer to some questions of the Syrians; as,
whether this was the way to find the prophet Elisha, and this the...
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And Elisha said unto them, This [is] not the way, neither [is] this
the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But
he led them to Samaria.
Ver. 19. _This is not the way, neith...
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_Elisha said, This is not the way_, &c. Elisha does not speak this in
answer to an inquiry made by the Syrians respecting the way to Dothan;
if he had, his words would have contained a falsehood, from...
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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...
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THE BLINDNESS OF THE SYRIANS...
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And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the
city, he prepared deliberately to mislead them. FOLLOW ME, AND I WILL
BRING YOU TO THE MAN WHOM YE SEEK. BUT HE LED THEM TO SAMARIA,...
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"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...
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FOLLOW ME:
_ Heb._ come ye after me...
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13-23 What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful
servants of God, when without are fightings, and within are fears.
Fear not, with that fear which has torment and amazement; for th...
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THIS IS NOT THE WAY, NEITHER IS THIS THE CITY, to wit, where you will
find the man for whom you seek; which was very true, because he was
now come out of the city; and if they had gone on in that way...
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2 Kings 6:19 Elisha H477 said H559 (H8799) way H1870 this H2090 city
H5892 Follow H3212 (H8798)...
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ISRAEL'S ONE MAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND THE FAILED ATTEMPT TO ABDUCT
HIM (2 KINGS 6:8).
The king of Aram was puzzled because he kept raiding Israel only to
discover each time that the king of Israel...
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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._
It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about them
c...
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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...
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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....
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_And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way._
THE GUIDANCE OF LIFE
The prophet went boldly into their midst, as Alfred went into the camp
of the Danes, and to the confused men he said, “This is n...
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_Then the King of Syria warred against Israel._
ELISHA AT DOTHAN
Seeing the invisible! Here is the young business man. He spends his
days in a close and musty counting-room, casting up interminable
f...
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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...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 6:19 I WILL BRING YOU TO THE MAN WHOM YOU
SEEK. The statement is somewhat puzzling, but rather than leaving the
Syrians, Elisha did in fact bring them face to face with the man...
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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 ...
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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...
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2 Samuel 16:18; 2 Samuel 16:19; Luke 24:16; Luke 9:23; Mark 8:34;...
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Didn’t Elisha lie to the Syrian troops who were coming to capture
him?
PROBLEM: When Elisha went out to meet his enemies, he told them
“this is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I wil...