Passage Research
2 Kings 6 — Sermon Preparation
Elisha makes an iron axehead float and strikes the Aramean army blind; the chapter ends with Samaria under siege and desperate famine. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
- 529 / 186
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 6 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱלִישָׁע | ʼĔlîyshâʻ | H477 | 11 | Elisha |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 11 | walk, carry |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 10 | see |
| אָדוֹן | ʼâdôwn | H113 | 7 | sovereign, controller |
| שָׁלַח | shâlach | H7971 | 8 | send |
| שֹׁמְרוֹן | Shômᵉrôwn | H8111 | 5 | Shomeron |
| מָקוֹם | mâqôwm | H4725 | 6 | standing, spot |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when without are fightings, and within are fears. Fear not, with that fear which has torment and amazement; for they that are with us, to protect us, are more than they that are against us, to destroy us. The eyes of his body were open, and with them he saw the danger. Lord, open the eyes of our faith, that with them we may see thy protecting hand. The clearer sight we have of the sovereignty and power of Heaven, the less we shall fear the troubles of earth. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 6:13–23 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Syria 1— 2 Kgs 6:11
- Dothan— 2 Kgs 6:13
- Samaria 1— 2 Kgs 6:19
- Jordan— 2 Kgs 6:2
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