2 Kings 6 · Verse 3

2 Kings 6:3

And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
2 Kings 6:3, King James Version

2 Kings 6:3 in other translations

BSBThen one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.
WEBOne said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
ASVAnd one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
YLTAnd the one saith, ‘Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, ‘I--I go.'
DARBYAnd one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go.
BBEAnd one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.
WebsterAnd one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

What does 2 Kings 6:3 mean?

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 6:3 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.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.Chadthe oneH259
ה֥וֹאֶלHo.'elbe willingH2974
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994
וְלֵ֣ךְve.Lekhand goH1980
אֶת\־'et-withH854
עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants yourH5650
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
אֵלֵֽךְ\׃'e.LekhI will goH1980

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 6:3

  • Judges 4:8

    And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

  • 2 Kings 5:23

    And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

  • Judges 19:6

    And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

  • Job 6:28

    Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Be content.
5:23; Jud 19:6; Job 6:28
go with thy.
Jud 4:8

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 6:4

    So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

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2 Kings 6:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo uno: Rogámoste que quieras venir con tus siervos. Y él respondió: Yo iré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’un d’eux dit: Consens, je te prie, à venir avec tes serviteurs. Et il dit: J’irai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach: Gehet hin. Und einer sprach: Laß es dir doch gefallen und gehe mit deinen Knechten! Und er sprach: Ich will mitgehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait unus ex illis: Veni ergo et tu cum servis tuis. Respondit: Ego veniam.