6:1 One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, 'As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 1 , One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, 'As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small.
6:2 Let's go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.' 'All right,' he told them, 'go ahead.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 2 , Let's go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.' 'All right,' he told them, 'go ahead.'
6:3 'Please come with us,' someone suggested. 'I will,' he said.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 3 , 'Please come with us,' someone suggested. 'I will,' he said.
6:4 When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 4 , When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.
6:5 But as one of them was chopping, his ax head fell into the river. 'Ah, my lord!' he cried. 'It was a borrowed ax!'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 5 , But as one of them was chopping, his ax head fell into the river. 'Ah, my lord!' he cried. 'It was a borrowed ax!'
6:6 'Where did it fall?' the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water. Then the ax head rose to the surface and floated.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 6 , 'Where did it fall?' the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water. Then the ax head rose to the surface and floated.
6:7 'Grab it,' Elisha said to him. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 7 , 'Grab it,' Elisha said to him. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
6:8 When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, 'We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 8 , When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, 'We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place.'
6:9 But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, 'Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 9 , But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, 'Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.'
6:10 So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God, warning the people there to be on their guard. This happened several times.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 10 , So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God, warning the people there to be on their guard. This happened several times.
6:11 The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called in his officers and demanded, 'Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 11 , The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called in his officers and demanded, 'Which of you is the traitor? Who has been informing the king of Israel of my plans?'
6:12 'It's not us, my lord,' one of the officers replied. 'Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 12 , 'It's not us, my lord,' one of the officers replied. 'Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in the privacy of your bedroom!'
6:13 The king commanded, 'Go and find out where Elisha is, and we will send troops to seize him.' And the report came back: 'Elisha is at Dothan.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 13 , The king commanded, 'Go and find out where Elisha is, and we will send troops to seize him.' And the report came back: 'Elisha is at Dothan.'
6:14 So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 14 , So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.
6:15 When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. 'Ah, my lord, what will we do now?' he cried out to Elisha.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 15 , When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. 'Ah, my lord, what will we do now?' he cried out to Elisha.
6:16 'Don't be afraid!' Elisha told him. 'For there are more on our side than on theirs!'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 16 , 'Don't be afraid!' Elisha told him. 'For there are more on our side than on theirs!'
6:17 Then Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!' The LORD opened his servant's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 17 , Then Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!' The LORD opened his servant's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.
6:18 As the Aramean army advanced toward them, Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, please make them blind.' And the LORD did as Elisha asked.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 18 , As the Aramean army advanced toward them, Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, please make them blind.' And the LORD did as Elisha asked.
6:19 Then Elisha went out and told them, 'You have come the wrong way! This isn't the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.' And he led them to Samaria.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 19 , Then Elisha went out and told them, 'You have come the wrong way! This isn't the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.' And he led them to Samaria.
6:20 As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.' And the LORD did, and they discovered that they were in Samaria.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 20 , As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.' And the LORD did, and they discovered that they were in Samaria.
6:21 When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, 'My father, should I kill them?'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 21 , When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, 'My father, should I kill them?'
6:22 'Of course not!' Elisha told him. 'Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 22 , 'Of course not!' Elisha told him. 'Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.'
6:23 So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their king. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 23 , So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their king. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
6:24 Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his entire army and besieged Samaria.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 24 , Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his entire army and besieged Samaria.
6:25 As a result there was a great famine in the city. After a while even a donkey's head sold for two pounds of silver, and a cup of dove's dung cost about two ounces of silver.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 25 , As a result there was a great famine in the city. After a while even a donkey's head sold for two pounds of silver, and a cup of dove's dung cost about two ounces of silver.
6:26 One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, 'Please help me, my lord the king!'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 26 , One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, 'Please help me, my lord the king!'
6:27 'If the LORD doesn't help you, what can I do?' he retorted. 'I have neither food nor wine to give you.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 27 , 'If the LORD doesn't help you, what can I do?' he retorted. 'I have neither food nor wine to give you.'
6:28 But then the king asked, 'What is the matter?' She replied, 'This woman proposed that we eat my son one day and her son the next.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 28 , But then the king asked, 'What is the matter?' She replied, 'This woman proposed that we eat my son one day and her son the next.
6:29 So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said, `Kill your son so we can eat him,' but she had hidden him.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 29 , So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said, `Kill your son so we can eat him,' but she had hidden him.'
6:30 When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing sackcloth underneath next to his skin.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 30 , When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the people could see that he was wearing sackcloth underneath next to his skin.
6:31 'May God kill me if I don't execute Elisha son of Shaphat this very day,' the king vowed.
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 31 , 'May God kill me if I don't execute Elisha son of Shaphat this very day,' the king vowed.
6:32 Elisha was sitting in his house at a meeting with the leaders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the leaders, 'A murderer has sent a man to kill me. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. His master will soon follow him.'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 32 , Elisha was sitting in his house at a meeting with the leaders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the leaders, 'A murderer has sent a man to kill me. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. His master will soon follow him.'
6:33 While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, 'It is the LORD who has brought this trouble on us! Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?'
The NLT Book of 2Kings , Chapter 6 , Verse 33 , While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, 'It is the LORD who has brought this trouble on us! Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?'
