2 Kings 6 · Verse 13

2 Kings 6:13

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.

2 Kings 6:13, King James Version

2 Kings 6:13 in other translations

BSB	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,”
WEB	He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
ASV	And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
YLT	And he saith, ‘Go ye and see where he is, and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, ‘Lo--in Dothan.'
DARBY	And he said, Go and see where he is, and I will send and fetch him. And it was told him saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
BBE	Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
Webster	And he said, Go, and spy where he is, that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

What does 2 Kings 6:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. Dothan--or, "Dothaim," a little north of Samaria (see on Ge 37:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 Behold, he is in Dothan - This is supposed to be the same place as that mentioned in Gen 37:17. It lay about twelve miles from Samaria.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 6:13-23

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 they that are with us, to protect us, are more than they that are against us, to destroy us. The eyes of his body were open, and with them he saw the danger. Lord, open the eyes of our faith, that with them we may see thy protecting hand. The clearer sight we have of the sovereignty and power of Heaven, the less we shall fear the troubles of earth. Satan, the god of this world, blinds men's eyes, and so deludes them unto their own ruin; but when God enlightens their eyes, they see themselves in the midst of their enemies, captives to Satan, and in danger of hell, though, before, they thought their condition good. When Elisha had the Syrians at his mercy, he made it appear that he was influenced by Divine goodness as well as Divine power. Let us not be overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. The Syrians saw it was to no purpose to try to assault so great and so good a man.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Kings 6:13 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559

לְכ֤וּle.KhugoH1980

וּרְאוּ֙u.re.'Uand seeH7200

אֵיכֹ֣ה'ei.Khohwhere?H351

ה֔וּאHu'[is] heH1931

וְאֶשְׁלַ֖חve.'esh.Lachso I may sendH7971

וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּve.'e.ka.Che.huso I may capture himH3947

וַיֻּגַּד\־vai.yu.gad-and it was toldH5046

ל֥וֹloto him

לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> sayingH559

הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009

בְדֹתָֽן\׃ve.do.Tanin DothanH1886

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 6:13

Genesis 37:17
And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
John 11:47-53
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. …
Acts 23:12-27
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. …
Psalms 37:12-14
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
Psalms 37:32-33
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
1 Samuel 23:22-23
Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
Psalms 10:8-10
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
Matthew 2:4-8
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. …
Jeremiah 36:26
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

spy where.
1Sa 23:22,23; Ps 10:8-10; 37:12-14,32,33; Jer 36:26; Mt 2:4-8
Joh 11:47-53; Ac 23:12-27
Dothan.This is supposed to be the same place where Joseph was sold by his brethren; and it is placed by Eusebius 12 miles north of Samaria.
Ge 37:17

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Context

2 Kings 6:12
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
2 Kings 6:13
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.
2 Kings 6:14
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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2 Kings 6:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y él dijo: Id, y mirad dónde está, para que yo envíe á tomarlo. Y fuéle dicho: He aquí él está en Dothán.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il dit: Allez, et voyez où il est, et j’enverrai et je le prendrai. Et on lui rapporta, disant: Le voilà à Dothan.
German Elberfelder 1871	Da sprach er: Gehet hin und sehet, wo er ist; und ich werde hinsenden und ihn holen. Und es wurde ihm berichtet und gesagt: Siehe, er ist in Dothan.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dixitque eis: Ite, et videte ubi sit, ut mittam, et capiam eum. Annuntiaveruntque ei, dicentes: Ecce in Dothan.