2 Kings 6:1

In 11 translations

BSB

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.

KJV

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

WEB

The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small 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.

LSV

And sons of the prophet say to Elisha, “Now behold, the place where we are dwelling before you is too narrow 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;

DBY

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

DRC

And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

GNV

And the children of the Prophets saide vnto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the place where we dwell with thee, is too litle for vs.

JPS

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

LXXE

And the sons of the prophets said to Elisaie, Behold now, the place wherein we dwell before thee is too narrow for us.

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WLC

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֑ע הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנַ֜חְנוּ יֹשְׁבִ֥ים שָׁ֛ם לְפָנֶ֖יךָ צַ֥ר מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπον υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν πρὸς Ἐλισαιὲ, ἰδοὺ δὴ ὁ τόπος ἐν ᾧ ἡμεῖς οἰκοῦμεν ἐνώπιόν σου στενὸς ἀφʼ ἡμῶν.

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• 2 Kings 2:3Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
• Isaiah 54:2–3“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep. For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will…
• 2 Kings 4:1Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his…
• Isaiah 49:19–20For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This…
• 1 Kings 20:35Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
• 1 Samuel 19:20he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
• Joshua 19:47(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their…
• Joshua 17:14Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
• Job 36:16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
• 2 Kings 4:38When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”

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