He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
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He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
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Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
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And he said: 'Take it up to thee.' So he put out his hand, and took it.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 6:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 4:36 He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.”
- Exodus 4:4 Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
- 2 Kings 4:7 Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”
- Luke 7:15 He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
- Acts 9:41 He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 6:7 Therefore said he, Take [it] up to…
2Ki 6:7 Therefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Ver. 7. And he put out his hand, and took it.] As it came swimming toward him, for the greater evidence of the miracle.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then the king of Syria warred against Israel,.... Proclaimed…
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel,.... Proclaimed war against him; on what account, or how long it was after Naaman his general came with a letter of recommendation from him to the king of Israel, and had his cure, is not said:
and took counsel with his servants; his privy counsellors, or the general officers of his army:
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saying, in such and such a place shall be my camp; in some covered hidden place, as the Targum; where he would lie encamped waiting in ambush, to fall upon the king of Israel unawares, as he and his forces should pass that way; the place, no doubt, was named by the king of Syria, though not recorded by the historian; or, as the words may be rendered:
the place of such and such a man; for, as Ben Melech observes, "peloni almoni" are used of persons whose names are either unknown or concealed.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. Therefore said he] R.V. And he said. The…
7. Therefore said he] R.V. And he said. The conjunction is the simple copulative, and nothing more is needed in the English.
he put out his hand, and took it] Elisha here wrought, as on previous occasions, for the help of the sons of the prophets. Now however his power is exercised for an individual, while in the other cases recorded, it was for the benefit of the whole society. Critics have objected that there is no adequate reason for the exercise of supernatural power, but the loser of the axe was sorely troubled ere he came to Elisha, as his cry ‘Alas! master’ shews. There was no chance of supplying what was lost except with some miles of journey, and perhaps poverty was an obstacle too. Beside which the whole community would be encouraged, when by this act Elisha made clear to them that they had God’s blessing on their new undertaking.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Therefore.—And he said.
(7) Therefore.—And he said.
(8–23) Elisha baffles several predatory attempts of the Syrians, and strikes with blindness those sent to seize him.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And…
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. Elisha does not take the axe-head out of the water himself, but requires the scholar to do it, in order to test his faith. He must show that he Believes the miracle, and regards the iron as really floating on the top of the water, not as merely appearing to dose.
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