2 Kings 6:2
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan,.... Which, according to Josephus (a), was fifty furlongs, or upwards of six miles,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Take every man a beam - Trees were rare in most parts of Palestine, but plentiful in the Jordan Valley. Jericho was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Every man a beam - They made a sort of log-houses with their own hands.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 6:1-7
Several things may be observed here,
I. Concerning the sons of the prophets, and their condition and character. The…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
take thence every man a beam The Jordan valley was well timbered. We see from this, as from previous passages, that…
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