2 Kings 6:1

1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, "Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too confining for us.

2 Kings 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:1

And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha
Or the disciples of the prophets, as the Targum:

behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us:
their numbers were so increased, that there was not room enough for them in the house they dwelt in with the prophet; which increase was owing, the Jews F26 say, to the departure of Gehazi last mentioned, who was a bad man, and used the disciples so ill, that they could not stay in the college; but, when he was gone, they flocked in great numbers; but rather it was owing to the very instructive ministry and wonderful miracles of Elisha: the place where the prophet and his disciples now dwelt seems to be Gilgal, ( 2 Kings 4:38 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F26 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 107. 2.
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2 Kings 6:1 In-Context

1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, "Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too confining for us.
2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take from 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 the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5 But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water; and he cried and said, "Alas, master! For it was borrowed!"
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