2 Kings 6:1 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:1 And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 Kings 6:2 Let us go as far as the Jordan, and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go.

2 Kings 6:3 And one of them said: But come thou also with thy servants. He answered: I will come.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "prophets", "said", "eliseus", "behold", "place", "where", and "dwell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "prophets", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Let us go as far as the...", so "sons" and "prophets" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sons" and "prophets" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.