2 Kings 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 2 Kings 6:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

2 Kings 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!””

2 Kings 6:2 — World English Bible

2 Kings 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let 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. ”

2 Kings 6:2 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, `Go.'”

2 Kings 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let us go, we pray thee, to the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he said, Go. ”

2 Kings 6:2 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let vs nowe goe to Iorden, that we may take thence euery man a beame, and make vs a place to dwell in. And he answered, Goe.”

2 Kings 6:2 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 6:2 in Context — 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 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.

3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

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What Does 2 Kings 6:2 Mean?

2 Kings 6:2 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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