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There we can build a new place for us to meet.” “All right,” he told them, “go ahead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell.” So he answered, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please let us go to the Jordan, and let us each take from there a beam, and let us construct a place there for ourselves, to live there.” So he said, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live.&#8221 So he said, &#8220Go.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Please let us go to the Jordan, and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live.” So he said, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live.” So he said, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Please let us go to the Jordan [River] and let each man take from there a beam [for the building]; and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live.” And he answered, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there."&#8221 Go,&#8221 he said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why don't we build a new meeting place near the Jordan River? Each of us could get some wood, then we could build it." "That's a good idea," Elisha replied, "get started." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let's go to the Jordan River. Each of us can get some logs and make a place for us to live there." Elisha said, "Go ahead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Give us permission to go to the Jordan and cut down some trees, so that we can build a place to live." "All right," Elisha answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let's go to the Jordan River, fashion some rafters, and build a place for us so we can live there." So he said, "Go!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let's go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there." He said, "Go."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Please let us go to the Jordan, and every man take a beam from there, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell." He answered, "Go."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Please 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!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />please let us go to the Jordan, and we each take one beam from there, and we make a place there for ourselves to dwell there”; and he says, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> let 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />We will go now even to Jordan and take from thence each, one beam, and we will make for us a place to dwell there. And he will say, Go.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let us go as far as the Jordan and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let us go as far as the Jordan, and let us each take from the forest a piece of timber, so that we may build for ourselves a place to live there.” And he said, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let us go to the Jordan, where by getting one beam apiece we can build ourselves a place to live.” Elisha said, “Go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let us go to the Jordan, and let us collect logs there, one for each of us, and build a place there for us to live.” He answered, “Do so.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let us go to the Jordan and cut from there every man a beam, and let us make a place for us to dwell there. And he said, Go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Let us go to the Jordan, and we will cut off from there each man a beam and we will make for you a place to dwell there.” And he said, “Go!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and make for ourselves a habitation there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/6-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1818" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">The Axhead Floats</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: nē·lă·ḵå̄h- (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">let us go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">the Jordan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each of us</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·niq·ḥāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">can get</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/6982.htm" title="6982: qō·w·rāh (N-fs) -- A rafter, beam. Or qorah; from quwr; a rafter; by implication, a roof.">log</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·na·‘ă·śeh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">so we can build</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">ourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">a place</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to live</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lê·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said Elisha.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2</a></span><br />The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">1 Kings 6:9-10</a></span><br />So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar. / He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">1 Kings 6:15-16</a></span><br />He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></span><br />Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2</a></span><br />He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">1 Kings 7:6-7</a></span><br />Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. / In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10</a></span><br />Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-4.htm">1 Kings 10:4-5</a></span><br />When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, / the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-12.htm">1 Kings 10:12</a></span><br />The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">1 Kings 10:17</a></span><br />He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a></span><br />All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-38.htm">1 Kings 11:38</a></span><br />If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm">1 Kings 12:25</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let us go, we pray you, to Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go you.</p><p class="hdg">and take thence</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/21-3.htm">John 21:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-3.htm">Acts 18:3</a></b></br> And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-34.htm">Acts 20:34,35</a></b></br> Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Beam</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-13.htm">Live</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-5.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-22.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-33.htm">Pole</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-25.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">Beam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-9.htm">Build</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-4.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-4.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-3.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-3.htm">Please</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">Pole</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-4.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">Elisha, allowing the young prophets to enlarge dwellings, floats an axhead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">He discloses the king of Syria's counsel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is blinded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">The king sends to slay Elisha</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Please let us go to the Jordan</b><br>The Jordan River is a significant geographical and spiritual landmark in the Bible. It served as a boundary for the Promised Land and was the site of many important biblical events, such as the crossing by the Israelites under Joshua (<a href="/joshua/3-14.htm">Joshua 3:14-17</a>) and the baptism of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/3-13.htm">Matthew 3:13-17</a>). The request to go to the Jordan indicates a desire to be near a place of historical and spiritual significance, possibly reflecting a yearning for divine presence and blessing.<p><b>where each of us can get a log</b><br>The mention of logs suggests a communal effort in gathering resources for construction. In ancient Israel, wood was a valuable commodity, often sourced from areas like Lebanon. The act of each person getting a log emphasizes personal responsibility and contribution to the community's needs, reflecting the biblical principle of working together for a common purpose (<a href="/ecclesiastes/4-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:9-12</a>).<p><b>so we can build ourselves a place to live there.</b><br>This phrase indicates a need for expansion and growth, likely due to the increasing number of prophets or students under Elisha's mentorship. Building a place to live suggests a desire for stability and permanence, which is a recurring theme in Scripture as God's people seek to establish themselves in the land He has given them (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-10.htm">Deuteronomy 12:10</a>). It also reflects the importance of community and fellowship among believers.<p><b>“Go,” said Elisha.</b><br>Elisha's response is one of approval and encouragement. As a prophet and leader, his consent signifies divine endorsement of the plan. Elisha's role as a type of Christ is evident here, as he guides and supports his followers, much like Jesus does with His disciples. This approval can be seen as a parallel to Jesus' Great Commission, where He sends His followers out with His blessing and authority (<a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18-20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet in Israel, successor to Elijah, known for his miracles and guidance to the people and kings of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_the_prophets.htm">Sons of the Prophets</a></b><br>A group of prophetic disciples or students who were under the mentorship of Elisha, seeking to learn and grow in their spiritual calling.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a></b><br>A significant river in the biblical account, often a place of transition and divine activity, symbolizing new beginnings and spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_fellowship.htm">The Importance of Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The sons of the prophets sought to build a place to live together, emphasizing the value of community in spiritual growth and support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/initiative_in_spiritual_growth.htm">Initiative in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>The request to go to the Jordan and build reflects a proactive approach to creating an environment conducive to learning and spiritual development.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mentorship_and_guidance.htm">Mentorship and Guidance</a></b><br>Elisha's role as a mentor highlights the importance of having spiritual leaders who can provide wisdom and direction in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_jordan_river.htm">Symbolism of the Jordan River</a></b><br>The Jordan River represents a place of transformation and new beginnings, encouraging believers to seek renewal and fresh starts in their spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_action.htm">Obedience and Action</a></b><br>Elisha's simple response, "Go," underscores the importance of obedience and taking action when God provides opportunities for growth and service.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elisha_blind_and_unblind_foes.htm">2 Kings 6:18-20: How could Elisha strike an entire enemy force with blindness and then restore their sight?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_samaria's_siege_and_cannibalism.htm">2 Kings 6:24-29: Is there any historical or archaeological proof of Samaria's siege and reported cannibalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jehoshaphat's_reform_seem_inconsistent.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:6) How is the claim that Jehoshaphat removed high places consistent with other passages stating they persisted under various kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_2_kings_6_miracles_fit_reality.htm">2 Kings 6 overall: How do these grandiose miracles and supernatural events fit with the laws of nature and known history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Take thence every man a beam.</span>--The Jordan valley was well wooded. Its present bed is still "overarched by oleanders, acacias, thorns, and similar shrubbery." If all were to take part in felling the trees, the work would soon be done.<p><span class= "bld">Where we may dwell.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">to sit</span> (or, <span class= "ital">dwell</span>) <span class= "ital">there</span>. The reference seems still to be to<span class= "ital"> sitting</span> in the hall of instruction.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan.</span> Jericho was situated at some little distance from the Jordan, on the banks of a small stream, which ran into it. Along the course of the Jordan trees and shrubs were abundant, chiefly willows, poplars, and tamarisks (see Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 4:08. § 3; Strabo, 16:2. § 41). It would seem that the Jordan thickets were unappropriated, and that any one might cut timber in them. <span class="cmt_word">And take thence every man a beam.</span> The meaning is, "Let us <span class="accented">all</span> join in the work, each cutting beams and carrying them; and the work will soon be accomplished." <span class="cmt_word">And let us make us a place there.</span> They propose to build the new dwelling on the banks of Jordan, to save the trouble of conveying the materials any long distance. <span class="cmt_word">Where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.</span> Elisha, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, approved the proposal, gave it his sanction and encouragement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/6-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let us go</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵֽלְכָה־</span> <span class="translit">(nê·lə·ḵāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jordan,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁם֙</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each of us</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֚ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can get</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִקְחָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niq·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">log</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹרָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6982.htm">Strong's 6982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rafter, a roof</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so we can build</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנַעֲשֶׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·na·‘ă·śeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ourselves a place</span><br /><span class="heb">מָק֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to live</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Go,”</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽכוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said [Elisha].</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֖אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/6-2.htm">2 Kings 6:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 6:2 Let us go we pray you (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 6:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/6-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 6:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>