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2 Kings 6:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 6:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
2 Kings 6:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
2Let 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.
3And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And one said, be content, I pray thee, and with thy servants, etc.] Or be pleased to go with us; he begged it as a favour, that, being awed by his presence, they might preserve peace and order, and have his advice as to the spot of ground to erect their edifice on, and might be protected by him from harm and mischief by men or wild beasts: and he answered, I will go; he consented to it, knowing perhaps before hand that he should have an opportunity of working a miracle there, as he did.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Be content: Kg2 5:23; Jdg 19:6; Job 6:28 go with thy: Jdg 4:8 4 Kings (2 Kings) 6:4”
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