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5. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS
CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The lost axe-head recovered (2 Kings 6:1)_
2. Elisha makes known Ben-hadad's plans (2 Kings 6:8)
3. Elisha's arrest planned (2 Kings 6:13)
4. The blinded
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AN AXEHEAD SWIMS. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS AT DOTHAN. In several minor
miracles Elisha is always represented as working them not by his word,
but by some expedient. Thus he heals the miscarrying waters...
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CUT DOWN. Hebrew. _nazar._ Compare 2 Kings 6:6.
WOOD. logs....
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_when they came to Jordan_ From what follows we see that they went
close to the river. Probably the timber would be best grown at the
water's edge....
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V. A LEVITATION MIRACLE 6:1-7
TRANSLATION
(1) And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now the
place where we sit before you is too cramped for us. (2) Let us go, we
pray you, unto the J...
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_AND ONE SAID, BE CONTENT, I PRAY THEE, AND GO WITH THY SERVANTS. AND
HE ANSWERED, I WILL GO._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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ELISHA AND THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA
1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan (2 Kings 6:2)
suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2
Kings 2:5. Probably Elisha did...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 6
THE AXE THAT THE MAN LOST
V1 The group of the *prophets spoke to Elisha. ‘The place where we
meet with you is too s...
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WOOD. — Heb., _the timber: scil._, which they required....
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וַ יֵּ֖לֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם וַ יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ הַ
יַּרְדֵּ
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ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS
2 Kings 6:1
"Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom
delivered the city."
- Ecclesiastes 9:15
ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was, during a gr...
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THE SERVANT OF THE LORD OF BATTLES
2 Kings 6:1
To us, the first of these miracles may appear somewhat trivial, but we
must remember the value of an iron axe-head at that time, the
inconvenience and d...
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The incident of the swimming of the iron axe head is interesting, but
quite secondary. The chief value of the story lies in its revelation
of the influence Elisha was exerting in the nation. The growt...
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However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into
earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign
over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of
J...
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The sons of the prophets must enlarge their dwelling-place, and
Elisha, who consents to go with them, secures them from the results of
their negligence by reversing the laws of nature. I know not if w...
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SO HE WENT WITH THEM. AND WHEN THEY CAME TO JORDAN, THEY CUT DOWN
WOOD. Trees which grew upon the banks of it, to build their house
with, at least for the rafters and flooring of it, supposing the wal...
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So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down
wood.
Ver. 4. _They cut down wood._] Wherewith they set up such huts or
cabins as they could: being of his mind who said, I find no c...
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1 Elisha giuing leaue to the yong Prophets to inlarge their dwellings,
causeth yron to swim.
8 Hee discloseth the king of Syria his counsell.
13 The armie which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elish...
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So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down
wood, felling some of the trees which grew along its banks....
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The Swimming of the Ax-Head....
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"TOO SMALL FOR US"
(vv.1-7)
The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with
Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far
as the record goes) that indicated th...
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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
unwil...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Kings 6:4 went H3212 (H8799) came H935 (H8799) Jordan H3383 down
H1504 (H8799) trees H6086...
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ELISHA CAUSES AN AXE HEAD TO FLOAT (2 KINGS 6:1).
This seemingly trivial incident is probably intended by the prophetic
author to lay emphasis on an important fact. Just as the axe head was
borrowed o...
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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._
It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about them
c...
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CONTENTS: Elisha recovers the lost axe. Seige of Samaria by Syrians.
CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Ben-hadad, Jehoram, nameless woman.
CONCLUSION: The Christian on his knees can see more than the
philosop...
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2 Kings 6:1. _Sons of the prophets._ See on 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5.
Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their
college was a plain home-built house....
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_The place where we dwell is too strait for us._
A CHURCH-EXTENSION ENTERPRISE
If there was a church in Israel at all, the school of the prophets
undoubtedly constituted a part of that church. They...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 6:1 With the healing of Naaman, Elisha has
involved himself with Syria for the first time. That involvement now
occupies most of the next two chapters, as the authors prepare t...
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ELISHA AND THE SYRIAN INVASION
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 6:2. TAKE THENCE EVERY MAN A BEAM—The wooded banks of the
Jordan would furnish timber readily; probably Bethel or Jericho.
Alth...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-7:20
FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA. The historian relates first a
(comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of
Jericho, for the benefit of one of the ...
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Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man
with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually
helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...
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Deuteronomy 19:5; Deuteronomy 29:11...
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LESSONS IN SERVICE
2 Kings 6:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Old Testament is written for our instruction, upon whom the end of
the ages is come. Its chief message is Jesus Christ. However, there is
an ab...