Apologetics Bible

2Kings 6:1

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע הִנֵּֽה־נָא הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ יֹשְׁבִים שָׁם לְפָנֶיךָ צַר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

vayo'merv-veney-haneviy'iym-'el-'eliysha'-hineh-na'-hamaqvom-'asher-'anachenv-yosheviym-sham-lefaneykha-tzar-mimenv

KJV: And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

AKJV: And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too strait for us.

ASV: And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.

YLT: And sons of the prophet say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the place where we are dwelling before thee is too strait for us;

Exposition: 2Kings 6:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:2

Hebrew

נֵֽלְכָה־נָּא עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְנִקְחָה מִשָּׁם אִישׁ קוֹרָה אֶחָת וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שָׁם מָקוֹם לָשֶׁבֶת שָׁם וַיֹּאמֶר לֵֽכוּ׃

nelekhah-na'-'ad-hayareden-veniqechah-misham-'iysh-qvorah-'echat-vena'asheh-lanv-sham-maqvom-lashevet-sham-vayo'mer-lekhv

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.

AKJV: Let us go, we pray you, to Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go you.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:3

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הָֽאֶחָד הוֹאֶל נָא וְלֵךְ אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אֵלֵֽךְ׃

vayo'mer-ha'echad-hvo'el-na'-velekhe-'et-'avadeykha-vayo'mer-'aniy-'elekhe

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

AKJV: And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go.

ASV: And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

YLT: And the one saith, Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, I--I go.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:4

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתָּם וַיָּבֹאוּ הַיַּרְדֵּנָה וַֽיִּגְזְרוּ הָעֵצִֽים׃

vayelekhe-'itam-vayavo'v-hayaredenah-vayigezerv-ha'etziym

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

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

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

YLT: And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,

Exposition: 2Kings 6:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:5

Hebrew

וַיְהִי הָֽאֶחָד מַפִּיל הַקּוֹרָה וְאֶת־הַבַּרְזֶל נָפַל אֶל־הַמָּיִם וַיִּצְעַק וַיֹּאמֶר אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנִי וְהוּא שָׁאֽוּל׃

vayehiy-ha'echad-mafiyl-haqvorah-ve'et-havarezel-nafal-'el-hamayim-vayitze'aq-vayo'mer-'ahah-'adoniy-vehv'-sha'vl

KJV: But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

YLT: and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:6

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים אָנָה נָפָל וַיַּרְאֵהוּ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם וַיִּקְצָב־עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־שָׁמָּה וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃

vayo'mer-'iysh-ha'elohiym-'anah-nafal-vayare'ehv-'et-hamaqvom-vayiqetzav-'etz-vayashelekhe-shamah-vayatzef-havarezel

KJV: And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

AKJV: And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

ASV: And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

YLT: And the man of God saith, `Whither hath it fallen?' and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim,

Exposition: 2Kings 6:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:7

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הָרֶם לָךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃

vayo'mer-harem-lakhe-vayishelach-yadvo-vayiqachehv

KJV: Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

AKJV: Therefore said he, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand, and took it. ¶

ASV: And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

YLT: and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:8

Hebrew

וּמֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הָיָה נִלְחָם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶל־עֲבָדָיו לֵאמֹר אֶל־מְקוֹם פְּלֹנִי אַלְמֹנִי תַּחֲנֹתִֽי׃

vmelekhe-'aram-hayah-nilecham-veyishera'el-vayiva'atz-'el-'avadayv-le'mor-'el-meqvom-feloniy-'alemoniy-tachanotiy

KJV: Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

AKJV: Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

ASV: Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

YLT: And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place is my encamping.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:9

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר הִשָּׁמֶר מֵעֲבֹר הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה כִּֽי־שָׁם אֲרָם נְחִתִּֽים׃

vayishelach-'iysh-ha'elohiym-'el-melekhe-yishera'el-le'mor-hishamer-me'avor-hamaqvom-hazeh-khiy-sham-'aram-nechitiym

KJV: And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

AKJV: And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

ASV: And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

YLT: And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down;

Exposition: 2Kings 6:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:10

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר־לוֹ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים והזהירה וְהִזְהִירוֹ וְנִשְׁמַר שָׁם לֹא אַחַת וְלֹא שְׁתָּֽיִם׃

vayishelach-melekhe-yishera'el-'el-hamaqvom-'asher-'amar-lvo-'iysh-ha'elohiym-vhzhyrh-vehizehiyrvo-venishemar-sham-lo'-'achat-velo'-shetayim

KJV: And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

AKJV: And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

ASV: And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

YLT: and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:11

Hebrew

וַיִּסָּעֵר לֵב מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם עַל־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־עֲבָדָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֲלוֹא תַּגִּידוּ לִי מִי מִשֶּׁלָּנוּ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayisa'er-lev-melekhe-'aram-'al-hadavar-hazeh-vayiqera'-'el-'avadayv-vayo'mer-'aleyhem-halvo'-tagiydv-liy-miy-mishelanv-'el-melekhe-yishera'el

KJV: Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

AKJV: Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

ASV: And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

YLT: And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us is for the king of Israel?'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:12

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אַחַד מֵֽעֲבָדָיו לוֹא אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּֽי־אֱלִישָׁע הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יַגִּיד לְמֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תְּדַבֵּר בַּחֲדַר מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃

vayo'mer-'achad-me'avadayv-lvo'-'adoniy-hamelekhe-khiy-'eliysha'-hanaviy'-'asher-veyishera'el-yagiyd-lemelekhe-yishera'el-'et-hadevariym-'asher-tedaver-vachadar-mishekhavekha

KJV: And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

AKJV: And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber. ¶

ASV: And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

YLT: And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who is in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:13

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לְכוּ וּרְאוּ אֵיכֹה הוּא וְאֶשְׁלַח וְאֶקָּחֵהוּ וַיֻּגַּד־לוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה בְדֹתָֽן׃

vayo'mer-lekhv-vre'v-'eykhoh-hv'-ve'eshelach-ve'eqachehv-vayugad-lvo-le'mor-hineh-vedotan

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

YLT: And he saith, Go ye and see where he is , and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, Lo--in Dothan.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:14

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח־שָׁמָּה סוּסִים וְרֶכֶב וְחַיִל כָּבֵד וַיָּבֹאוּ לַיְלָה וַיַּקִּפוּ עַל־הָעִֽיר׃

vayishelach-shamah-svsiym-verekhev-vechayil-khaved-vayavo'v-layelah-vayaqifv-'al-ha'iyr

KJV: Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

AKJV: Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

ASV: Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

YLT: And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:15

Hebrew

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם מְשָׁרֵת אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים לָקוּם וַיֵּצֵא וְהִנֵּה־חַיִל סוֹבֵב אֶת־הָעִיר וְסוּס וָרָכֶב וַיֹּאמֶר נַעֲרוֹ אֵלָיו אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנִי אֵיכָה נֽ͏ַעֲשֶֽׂה׃

vayashekhem-mesharet-'iysh-ha'elohiym-laqvm-vayetze'-vehineh-chayil-svovev-'et-ha'iyr-vesvs-varakhev-vayo'mer-na'arvo-'elayv-'ahah-'adoniy-'eykhah-na'asheh

KJV: And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

AKJV: And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

ASV: And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

YLT: And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:16

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תִּירָא כִּי רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר אִתָּנוּ מֵאֲשֶׁר אוֹתָֽם׃

vayo'mer-'al-tiyra'-khiy-raviym-'asher-'itanv-me'asher-'votam

KJV: And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

AKJV: And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

ASV: And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

YLT: And he saith, `Fear not, for more are they who are with us than they who are with them.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:17

Hebrew

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה פְּקַח־נָא אֶת־עֵינָיו וְיִרְאֶה וַיִּפְקַח יְהוָה אֶת־עֵינֵי הַנַּעַר וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הָהָר מָלֵא סוּסִים וְרֶכֶב אֵשׁ סְבִיבֹת אֱלִישָֽׁע׃

vayitefalel-'eliysha'-vayo'mar-yehvah-feqach-na'-'et-'eynayv-veyire'eh-vayifeqach-yehvah-'et-'eyney-hana'ar-vayare'-vehineh-hahar-male'-svsiym-verekhev-'esh-seviyvot-'eliysha'

KJV: And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

AKJV: And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray you, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

ASV: And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

YLT: And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:18

Hebrew

וַיֵּרְדוּ אֵלָיו וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֱלִישָׁע אֶל־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר הַךְ־נָא אֶת־הַגּוֹי־הַזֶּה בַּסַּנְוֵרִים וַיַּכֵּם בַּסַּנְוֵרִים כִּדְבַר אֱלִישָֽׁע׃

vayeredv-'elayv-vayitefalel-'eliysha'-'el-yehvah-vayo'mar-hakhe-na'-'et-hagvoy-hazeh-vasaneveriym-vayakhem-vasaneveriym-khidevar-'eliysha'

KJV: And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

AKJV: And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray you, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. ¶

ASV: And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

YLT: And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:19

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אֱלִישָׁע לֹא זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ וְלֹא זֹה הָעִיר לְכוּ אַחֲרַי וְאוֹלִיכָה אֶתְכֶם אֶל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר תְּבַקֵּשׁוּן וַיֹּלֶךְ אוֹתָם שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃

vayo'mer-'alehem-'eliysha'-lo'-zeh-haderekhe-velo'-zoh-ha'iyr-lekhv-'acharay-ve'voliykhah-'etekhem-'el-ha'iysh-'asher-tevaqeshvn-vayolekhe-'votam-shomervonah

KJV: And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

AKJV: And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. But he led them to Samaria.

ASV: And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led them to Samaria.

YLT: And Elisha saith unto them, `This is not the way, nor is this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:20

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כְּבֹאָם שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע יְהוָה פְּקַח אֶת־עֵינֵֽי־אֵלֶּה וְיִרְאוּ וַיִּפְקַח יְהוָה אֶת־עֵינֵיהֶם וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה בְּתוֹךְ שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

vayehiy-khevo'am-shomervon-vayo'mer-'eliysha'-yehvah-feqach-'et-'eyney-'eleh-veyire'v-vayifeqach-yehvah-'et-'eyneyhem-vayire'v-vehineh-vetvokhe-shomervon

KJV: And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

AKJV: And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.

ASV: And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

Exposition: 2Kings 6:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:21

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע כִּרְאֹתוֹ אוֹתָם הַאַכֶּה אַכֶּה אָבִֽי׃

vayo'mer-melekhe-yishera'el-'el-'eliysha'-khire'otvo-'votam-ha'akheh-'akheh-'aviy

KJV: And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

AKJV: And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

ASV: And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

YLT: And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite--do I smite--my father?'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:22

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַכֶּה הַאֲשֶׁר שָׁבִיתָ בְּחַרְבְּךָ וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ אַתָּה מַכֶּה שִׂים לֶחֶם וָמַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם וְיֹֽאכְלוּ וְיִשְׁתּוּ וְיֵלְכוּ אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם׃

vayo'mer-lo'-takheh-ha'asher-shaviyta-vecharevekha-vveqashetekha-'atah-makheh-shiym-lechem-vamayim-lifeneyhem-veyo'khelv-veyishetv-veyelekhv-'el-'adoneyhem

KJV: And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

AKJV: And he answered, You shall not smite them: would you smite those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

ASV: And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

YLT: And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:23

Hebrew

וַיִּכְרֶה לָהֶם כֵּרָה גְדוֹלָה וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלְכוּ אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶם וְלֹֽא־יָסְפוּ עוֹד גְּדוּדֵי אֲרָם לָבוֹא בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

vayikhereh-lahem-kherah-gedvolah-vayo'khelv-vayishetv-vayeshalechem-vayelekhv-'el-'adoneyhem-velo'-yasefv-'vod-gedvdey-'aram-lavvo'-ve'eretz-yishera'el

KJV: And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

AKJV: And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. ¶

ASV: And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

YLT: And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:24

Hebrew

וַֽיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיִּקְבֹּץ בֶּן־הֲדַד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָם אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵהוּ וַיַּעַל וַיָּצַר עַל־שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

vayehiy-'acharey-khen-vayiqevotz-ven-hadad-melekhe-'aram-'et-khal-machanehv-vaya'al-vayatzar-'al-shomervon

KJV: And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

AKJV: And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

ASV: And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

YLT: And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,

Exposition: 2Kings 6:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:25

Hebrew

וַיְהִי רָעָב גָּדוֹל בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וְהִנֵּה צָרִים עָלֶיהָ עַד הֱיוֹת רֹאשׁ־חֲמוֹר בִּשְׁמֹנִים כֶּסֶף וְרֹבַע הַקַּב חרייונים דִּבְיוֹנִים בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־כָֽסֶף׃

vayehiy-ra'av-gadvol-veshomervon-vehineh-tzariym-'aleyha-'ad-heyvot-ro'sh-chamvor-vishemoniym-khesef-verova'-haqav-chryyvnym-diveyvoniym-vachamishah-khasef

KJV: And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

AKJV: And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

ASV: And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

YLT: and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:26

Hebrew

וַֽיְהִי מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹבֵר עַל־הַחֹמָה וְאִשָּׁה צָעֲקָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר הוֹשִׁיעָה אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vayehiy-melekhe-yishera'el-'over-'al-hachomah-ve'ishah-tza'aqah-'elayv-le'mor-hvoshiy'ah-'adoniy-hamelekhe

KJV: And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

AKJV: And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

ASV: And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:27

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־יוֹשִׁעֵךְ יְהוָה מֵאַיִן אֽוֹשִׁיעֵךְ הֲמִן־הַגֹּרֶן אוֹ מִן־הַיָּֽקֶב׃

vayo'mer-'al-yvoshi'ekhe-yehvah-me'ayin-'voshiy'ekhe-hamin-hagoren-'vo-min-hayaqev

KJV: And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

AKJV: And he said, If the LORD do not help you, from where shall I help you? out of the barn floor, or out of the wine press?

ASV: And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

YLT: And he saith, `Jehovah doth not save thee--whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:28

Hebrew

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ הַמֶּלֶךְ מַה־לָּךְ וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת אָמְרָה אֵלַי תְּנִי אֶת־בְּנֵךְ וְנֹאכְלֶנּוּ הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־בְּנִי נֹאכַל מָחָֽר׃

vayo'mer-lah-hamelekhe-mah-lakhe-vato'mer-ha'ishah-hazo't-'amerah-'elay-teniy-'et-venekhe-veno'khelenv-hayvom-ve'et-veniy-no'khal-machar

KJV: And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

AKJV: And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

ASV: And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

YLT: And the king saith to her, What--to thee?' and she saith, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, and we eat him to-day, and my son we eat to-morrow;

Exposition: 2Kings 6:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:29

Hebrew

וַנְּבַשֵּׁל אֶת־בְּנִי וַנֹּֽאכְלֵהוּ וָאֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ בַּיּוֹם הָאַחֵר תְּנִי אֶת־בְּנֵךְ וְנֹאכְלֶנּוּ וַתַּחְבִּא אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃

vanevashel-'et-veniy-vano'khelehv-va'omar-'eleyha-vayvom-ha'acher-teniy-'et-venekhe-veno'khelenv-vatachevi'-'et-venah

KJV: So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

AKJV: So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him: and she has hid her son. ¶

ASV: So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.

YLT: and we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:30

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָֽאִשָּׁה וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְהוּא עֹבֵר עַל־הַחֹמָה וַיַּרְא הָעָם וְהִנֵּה הַשַּׂק עַל־בְּשָׂרוֹ מִבָּֽיִת׃

vayehiy-khishemo'a-hamelekhe-'et-diverey-ha'ishah-vayiqera'-'et-vegadayv-vehv'-'over-'al-hachomah-vayare'-ha'am-vehineh-hashaq-'al-vesharvo-mivayit

KJV: And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

AKJV: And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.

ASV: And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the woman, that he rendeth his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the sackcloth is on his flesh within.

Exposition: 2Kings 6:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:31

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂה־לִּי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִף אִֽם־יַעֲמֹד רֹאשׁ אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן־שָׁפָט עָלָיו הַיּֽוֹם׃

vayo'mer-khoh-ya'asheh-liy-'elohiym-vekhoh-yvosif-'im-ya'amod-ro'sh-'eliysha'-ven-shafat-'alayv-hayvom

KJV: Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

AKJV: Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

ASV: Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

YLT: And he saith, `Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add--if it remain--the head of Elisha son of Shaphat--upon him this day.'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:32

Hebrew

וֶאֱלִישָׁע יֹשֵׁב בְּבֵיתוֹ וְהַזְּקֵנִים יֹשְׁבִים אִתּוֹ וַיִּשְׁלַח אִישׁ מִלְּפָנָיו בְּטֶרֶם יָבֹא הַמַּלְאָךְ אֵלָיו וְהוּא ׀ אָמַר אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִים הַרְּאִיתֶם כִּֽי־שָׁלַח בֶּן־הַֽמְרַצֵּחַ הַזֶּה לְהָסִיר אֶת־רֹאשִׁי רְאוּ ׀ כְּבֹא הַמַּלְאָךְ סִגְרוּ הַדֶּלֶת וּלְחַצְתֶּם אֹתוֹ בַּדֶּלֶת הֲלוֹא קוֹל רַגְלֵי אֲדֹנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו׃

ve'eliysha'-yoshev-veveytvo-vehazeqeniym-yosheviym-'itvo-vayishelach-'iysh-milefanayv-veterem-yavo'-hamale'akhe-'elayv-vehv'- -'amar-'el-hazeqeniym-hare'iytem-khiy-shalach-ven-hameratzecha-hazeh-lehasiyr-'et-ro'shiy-re'v- -khevo'-hamale'akhe-sigerv-hadelet-vlechatzetem-'otvo-vadelet-halvo'-qvol-rageley-'adonayv-'acharayv

KJV: But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

AKJV: But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See you how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

ASV: But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; andthe kingsent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

YLT: And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and the king sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, `Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away min...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Kings 6:33

Hebrew

עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר עִמָּם וְהִנֵּה הַמַּלְאָךְ יֹרֵד אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽה־זֹאת הָֽרָעָה מֵאֵת יְהוָה מָֽה־אוֹחִיל לַיהוָה עֽוֹד׃

'vodenv-medaver-'imam-vehineh-hamale'akhe-yored-'elayv-vayo'mer-hineh-zo't-hara'ah-me'et-yehvah-mah-'vochiyl-layhvah-'vod

KJV: And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

AKJV: And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

ASV: And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

YLT: He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, `Lo, this is the evil from Jehovah: what--do I wait for Jehovah any more?'

Exposition: 2Kings 6:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.