“ Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. ”
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...
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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...
Therefore. — And he said. (8–23) Elisha baffles several predatory attempts of the Syrians, and strikes with blindness those sent to seize him.
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,...
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...
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...
Observe how very poor the sons of the prophets were. In all ages it hath been so. Hence James calls upon the church to attend to this, as a mark of God's choice; poor of this world, but rich in faith...
Therefore said he, take it up to thee ,.... This the prophet said to the man that had lost it: and he put out his hand, and took it ; it being on the top of the water within his reach.
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 mirac...
"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...
Iron Made to Swim. B. C. 893. 1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold no...
No text from Poole on this verse.
Elisha Causes An Axe Head To Float ( 2 Kings 6:1-7 ). This seemingly trivial incident is probably intended by the prophetic author to lay emphasis on an important fact. Just as the axe head was bo...
ELISHA AND THE SYRIAN INVASION CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 6:2 . Take thence every man a beam —The wooded banks of the Jordan would furnish timber readily; probably Bethel or Jeric...
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 6:1 . 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...
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water. The axe-head 1. The first thought presented is, when Christ dwells in the hearts of His people there is a deep inward conviction...
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...
The Swimming of the Ax-Head.
2 Kings 4:36 ; 2 Kings 4:7 ; Acts 9:41 ; Exodus 4:4 ; Luke 7:15
Lessons in Service 2 Kings 6:1-7 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Old Testament is written for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages is come. Its chief message is Jesus Christ. However, there i...