2 Kings 6:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dothan - See the marginal reference note. It was at no great distance from Shechem. Its ancient name still attaches to a Tel or hill of a marked character (compare 2 Kings 6:17 ), from the foot...
2 Kings 6:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An Axehead Swims. Elisha and the Syrians at Dothan. In several minor miracles Elisha is always represented as working them not by his word, but by some expedient. Thus he heals the miscarrying wate...
2 Kings 6:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Behold, he is in Dothan - This is supposed to be the same place as that m...
2 Kings 6:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Dothan - or Dothaim; a little north of Samaria (see the notes at Gen...
2 Kings 6:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Elisha and the Siege of Samaria 1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan ( 2 Kings 6:2 ) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5 . Probably Elis...
2 Kings 6:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Fetch. — Take. Dothan. — A contracted dual (equivalent to Dothain LXX., Dothaim). It lay on a hill, twelve Roman miles north-east of Samaria, in a narrow pass (Jdt. 4:5; Jdt. 7:3; Jdt. 8:3), o...
2 Kings 6:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS 2 Kings 6:1-23 "Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." - Ecclesiastes 9:15 ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was,...
2 Kings 6:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Servant of the Lord of Battles 2 Kings 6:1-13 To us, the first of these miracles may appear somewhat trivial, but we must remember the value of an iron axe-head at that time, the inconvenie...
2 Kings 6:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The incident of the swimming of the iron axe head is interesting, but quite secondary. The chief value of the story lies in its revelation of the influence Elisha was exerting in the nation. The grow...
2 Kings 6:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The mad and childish attempt of the king of Syria to take the prophet, serves to set forth the bitterness of the carnal mind against God and his servants in all ages, for it is always the same, only...
2 Kings 6:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

OUR DOTHANS ‘He is in Dothan.’ 2 Kings 6:13 Elisha was in Dothan at the time of war between Syria and Israel. The Syrians had information of Elisha’s presence, and it seemed a golden opportu...
2 Kings 6:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, go, and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him ,.... But how could he expect to take him, who could give the king of Israel such intelligence of his designs against him, that he...
2 Kings 6:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 13. That I may send and fetch him. ] This, none but a madman woul...
2 Kings 6:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him Foolish man! Did he believe that Elisha had informed the king of Israel of his secret counsels, or not? If he did not, what quarrel had he with him? I...
2 Kings 6:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

"TOO SMALL FOR US" (vv.1-7) The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far as the record goes) that indicate...
2 Kings 6:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 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. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a gre...
2 Kings 6:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That I may send and fetch him; for though I cannot conceal my designs from him, yet I may possibly take him by force; his power being, I doubt not, much inferior to his knowledge. Dothan; a city...
2 Kings 6:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's One Man Intelligence Service And The Failed Attempt To Abduct Him ( 2 Kings 6:8-23 ). The king of Aram was puzzled because he kept raiding Israel only to discover each time that the king...
2 Kings 6:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 6:12 . Elisha … telleth … the words thou speakest in thy bedchamber —Elisha apprised king Jehoram of the designs of the Syrian king, who thereby was enab...
2 Kings 6:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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. It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about the...
2 Kings 6:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:1 . Sons of the prophets. See on 2 Kings 2:3 ; 2 Kings 2:5 . Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their college was a plain home-built house. 2 Kings 6:5 . Bo...
2 Kings 6:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then the King of Syria warred against Israel. Elisha at Dothan Seeing the invisible! Here is the young business man. He spends his days in a close and musty counting-room, casting up interminab...
2 Kings 6:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-7:20 FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA . The historian relates first a (comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of Jericho, for the benef...
2 Kings 6:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Blindness of the Syrians
2 Kings 6:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:22 ; 1 Samuel 23:23 ; Acts 23:12-27 ; Genesis 37:17 ; Jeremiah 36:26 ; John 11:47-53 ; Matthew 2:4-8 ; Psalms 10:8-10 ; Psalms 37:12-14 ; Psalms 37:32 ; Psalms 37:33

2 Kings 6:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 6:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Kings 6:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 6:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 6:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 6:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge