2 Kings 6:10

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
place	הַמָּק֞וֹם ha.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
told	אָֽמַר 'a.mar-	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
warned	וְהִזְהִיר֖וֹ ve.hiz.hi.ro	H2094	to gleam · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
saved	וְנִשְׁמַ֣ר ve.nish.Mar	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
once	אַחַ֖ת 'a.Chat	H259	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
twice	שְׁתָּֽיִם she.Ta.yim	H8147	two · noun, common feminine dual absolute

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Cross-references

Exodus 9:20-21 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
1 Kings 20:15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the…
2 Kings 2:12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took…
2 Kings 5:14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto t…
2 Kings 13:14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and sai…
2 Chronicles 20:20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me…
Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Ezekiel 3:18-21 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:8-12

Here we have Elisha, with his spirit of prophecy, serving the king, as before helping the sons of the prophets; for that, as other gifts, is given to every man to profit withal; and, whatever abilities any man has of doing good, he is by them made a debtor both to the wise and unwise. Observe here, I. How the king of Israel was informed by Elisha of all the designs and motions of his enemy, the king of Syria, more effectually than he could have been by the most vigilant and faithful spies. If the king of Syria, in a secret council of war, determined in which place to make an inroad upon the coasts of Israel, where he thought it would be the greatest surprise and they would be least able to m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 6:8

DISCLOSES THE KING OF SYRIA'S COUNSEL. (Kg2 6:8-17) the king of Syria warred against Israel--This seems to have been a sort of guerrilla warfare, carried on by predatory inroads on different parts of the country. Elisha apprised King Jehoram of the secret purpose of the enemy; so, by adopting precautionary measures, he was always enabled to anticipate and defeat their attacks. The frequency of his disappointments having led the Syrian king to suspect some of his servants of carrying on a treacherous correspondence with the enemy, he was informed about Elisha, whose apprehension he forthwith determined to effect. This resolution was, of course, grounded on the belief that however great the k…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 6:10

Sent to the place - To see if it were so. But the Vulgate gives it quite a different turn: Misit rex Israel ad locum, et praeoccupavit eum. The king of Israel sent previously to the place, and took possession of it; and thus the Syrians were disappointed. This is very likely, though it is not expressed in the Hebrew text. The prophet knew the Syrians marked such a place; he told the king of Israel, and he hastened and sent a party of troops to pre-occupy it; and thus the Syrians found that their designs had been detected.

Dictionary and topics

Elisha — God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his…
Joram · .Has war with the king of Syria — .Has war with the king of Syria
Samaria · him and his army — him and his army
Syria · The Israelites: Heard the secrets of, from Elisha — The Israelites: Heard the secrets of, from Elisha

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 6:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:8-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 6:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 6:10

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2 Kings 6:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:8-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 6:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 6:10

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Kings 6:10

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 6:8-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 6:8-10

Rashi on 2 Kings 6:10