2 Kings 6:2 (DRB)

Passage

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.

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.

2 Kings 6:4 So he went with them. And when they were come to the Jordan, they cut down wood.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jordan", "take", "wood", "piece", "timber", "build", "place", and "dwell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jordan" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And the sons of the prophets said..." into verse 3's "And one of them said But come...", so "jordan" and "take" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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