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2 Kings 6:13 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. "
2 Kings 6:13
Verse in Context
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Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed ➔ the city about.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
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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."
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."
2 Kings 6:5
"But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed."
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."
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