2 Kings 6 · Verse 7

2 Kings 6:7

Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
2 Kings 6:7, King James Version

2 Kings 6:7 in other translations

BSB“Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
WEBHe said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
ASVAnd he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
YLTand saith, ‘Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.
DARBYAnd he said, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.
BBEThen he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
WebsterTherefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

What does 2 Kings 6:7 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 6:7 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.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הָ֣רֶםHa.remlift [it]H7311
לָ֑ךְLakh<for> yourself
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.Lachand he stretched outH7971
יָד֖וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ\׃\ \פvai.yi.ka.Che.huand he took itH3947

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 6:7

  • 2 Kings 4:36

    And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

  • 2 Kings 4:7

    Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

  • Exodus 4:4

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

  • Luke 7:15

    And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

  • Acts 9:41

    And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Take it up.
4:7,36; Lu 7:15; Ac 9:41
put out.
Ex 4:4

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

Context

  • 2 Kings 6:6

    And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

  • 2 Kings 6:7

    Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

  • 2 Kings 6:8

    Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

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2 Kings 6:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo: Tómalo. Y él tendió la mano, y tomólo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il dit: Enlève-le. Et il étendit sa main, et le prit.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach: Nimm es dir auf. Und er streckte seine Hand aus und nahm es.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et ait: Tolle. Qui extendit manum, et tulit illud.