2 Kings 6:1 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:1 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;

2 Kings 6:2 let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, `Go.'

2 Kings 6:3 And the one saith, `Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, `I--I go.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "prophet", "elisha", "pray", "thee", "place", "where", and "dwelling". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "prophet", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "let us go we pray thee unto...", so "sons" and "prophet" 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 "prophet" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.