2 Kings 6 · Verse 2

2 Kings 6:2

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.
2 Kings 6:2, King James Version

2 Kings 6:2 in other translations

BSBPlease let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.
WEBPlease let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!”
ASVLet us go, we pray thee, unto the 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.
YLTlet us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, ‘Go.'
DARBYLet us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he said, Go.
BBESo let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.
WebsterLet us go, we pray thee, to 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.

What does 2 Kings 6:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan--whose wooded banks would furnish plenty of timber.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Every man a beam - They made a sort of log-houses with their own hands.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 6:1-7

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 unwilling to labour. Let no man think an honest employment a burden or a disgrace. And labour of the head, is as hard, and very often harder, than labour with the hands. We ought to be careful of that which is borrowed, as of our…

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2 Kings 6:2 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.

נֵֽלְכָה\־ne.le.khah-let us goH1980
נָּ֣אna'pleaseH4994
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
וְנִקְחָ֤הve.nik.Chahand let us takeH3947
מִשָּׁם֙mi.Shamfrom thereH8033
אִ֚ישׁ'isheachH376
קוֹרָ֣הko.Raha beamH6982
אֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatoneH259
וְנַעֲשֶׂה\־ve.na.'a.seh-and let us makeH6213
לָּ֥נוּLa.nufor ourselves
שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033
מָק֖וֹםma.Koma placeH4725
לָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetto dwellH3427
שָׁ֑םShamthereH8033
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לֵֽכוּ\׃Le.khugoH1980

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 6:2

  • 1 Corinthians 9:6

    Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

  • 1 Timothy 6:6

    But godliness with contentment is great gain.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:9

    For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

  • Acts 18:3

    And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:8

    Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

  • Acts 20:34-35

    Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

  • John 21:3

    Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and take thence.
Joh 21:3; Ac 18:3; 20:34,35; 1Co 9:6; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8; 1Ti 6:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 6:2

    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.

  • 2 Kings 6:3

    And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

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2 Kings 6:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vamos ahora al Jordán, y tomemos de allí cada uno una viga, y hagámonos allí lugar en que habitemos. Y él dijo: Andad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Allons, s’il te plaît, jusqu’au Jourdain, et nous y prendrons chacun une pièce de bois, et nous y bâtirons un lieu pour y habiter. Et il dit: Allez.
German
Elberfelder 1871		laß uns doch an den Jordan gehen und von dannen ein jeder einen Balken holen, und uns dort einen Ort herrichten, um daselbst zu wohnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Eamus usque ad Jordanem, et tollant singuli de silva materias singulas, ut ædificemus nobis ibi locum ad habitandum. Qui dixit: Ite.