2 Kings 6 · Verse 10

2 Kings 6:10

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
2 Kings 6:10, King James Version

2 Kings 6:10 in other translations

BSBSo the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
WEBThe king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or twice.
ASVAnd the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.
YLTand the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.
DARBYAnd the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. That took place not once, nor twice.
BBESo the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.
WebsterAnd the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

What does 2 Kings 6:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 6:8-12

8-12. the king of Syria warred against Israel--This seems to have been a sort of guerrilla warfare, carried on by predatory inroads on different parts of the country. Elisha apprised King Jehoram of the secret purpose of the enemy; so, by adopting precautionary measures, he was always enabled to anticipate and defeat their attacks. The frequency of his disappointments having led the Syrian king to suspect some of…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Sent to the place - To see if it were so. But the Vulgate gives it quite a different turn: Misit rex Israel ad locum, et praeoccupavit eum. The king of Israel sent previously to the place, and took possession of it; and thus the Syrians were disappointed. This is very likely, though it is not expressed in the Hebrew text. The prophet knew the Syrians marked such a place; he told the king of Israel, and he hastened and sent a party of troops to pre-occupy it; and thus the Syrians found that their designs had been detected.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 6:8-12

The king of Israel regarded the warnings Elisha gave him, of danger from the Syrians, but would not heed the warnings of danger from his sins. Such warnings are little heeded by most; they would save themselves from death, but will not from hell. Nothing that is done, said, or thought, by any person, in any place, at any time, is out of God's knowledge.

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2 Kings 6:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָֽמַר\־'a.mar-he had spokenH559
ל֧וֹloto him
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וְהִזְהִיר֖וֹve.hiz.hi.roand he warned himH2094
וְנִשְׁמַ֣רve.nish.Marand he took careH8104
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
אַחַ֖ת'a.Chatone [time]H259
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁתָּֽיִם\׃she.Ta.yimtwo [times]H8147

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Cross references for 2 Kings 6:10

  • Amos 7:1-6

    Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord. Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. …

  • 2 Kings 5:14

    Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

  • Acts 27:24

    Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Exodus 9:20-21

    He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

  • Matthew 24:15-17

    When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

  • Ezekiel 3:18-21

    When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

  • 2 Kings 13:14

    Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

  • Matthew 2:12

    And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

  • 2 Kings 2:12

    And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:20

    And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

  • Proverbs 27:12

    A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sent to the place.To see if it were so. But the Vulgate renders, {misit rex Israel ad locum, et præoccupavit eum;} "the king of Israel sent to the place, and pre-occupied it;" which is very likely, though not expressed in the Hebrew text.
5:14; Ex 9:20,21; 1Ki 20:15; Pr 27:12; Mt 24:15-17
warned him.
Eze 3:18-21; Mt 2:12; 3:7; Heb 11:7
saved.
2:12; 13:14; 2Ch 20:20; Am 7:1-6; Ac 27:24

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Context

  • 2 Kings 6:9

    And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

  • 2 Kings 6:10

    And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

  • 2 Kings 6:11

    Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

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2 Kings 6:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el rey de Israel envió á aquel lugar que el varón de Dios había dicho y amonestádole; y guardóse de allí, no una vez ni dos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi d’Israël envoya au lieu au sujet duquel l’homme de Dieu lui avait parlé et l’avait averti, et il y fut gardé. Cela eut lieu non pas une fois, ni deux fois.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König von Israel sandte an den Ort, den der Mann Gottes ihm gesagt und vor dem er ihn gewarnt hatte, und er verwahrte sich daselbst; und das geschah nicht einmal und nicht zweimal.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Misit itaque rex Israël ad locum quem dixerat ei vir Dei, et præoccupavit eum, et observavit se ibi non semel neque bis.