2 Kings 6:10 “So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointe…”

2 Kings 6:10

So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

World English Bible

The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or twice.

American Standard Version

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Geneva Bible 1599

So the King of Israel sent to the place which the man of God tolde him, and warned him of, and saued himselfe from thence, not once, nor twise.

Darby Translation

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. [That took place] not once, nor twice.

Young's Literal Translation

and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

Bible in Basic English

So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

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Cross references

“sent to the place”

2 Kings 5:14 1 Kings 20:15 Proverbs 27:12 Matthew 24:15–17 Exodus 9:20 Exodus 9:21

2 Kings 5:14 · BSB

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.

1 Kings 20:15 · BSB

So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.

Proverbs 27:12 · BSB

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Matthew 24:15–17 · BSB

So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

Exodus 9:20 · BSB

Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,

Exodus 9:21 · BSB

but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.

“warned him”

Ezekiel 3:18–21 Matthew 2:12 Matthew 3:7 Hebrews 11:7

Ezekiel 3:18–21 · BSB

If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his…

Matthew 2:12 · BSB

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

Matthew 3:7 · BSB

But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Hebrews 11:7 · BSB

By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

“saved”

2 Kings 2:12 2 Kings 13:14 2 Chronicles 20:20 Amos 7:1–6 Acts 27:24

2 Kings 2:12 · BSB

As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

2 Kings 13:14 · BSB

When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

2 Chronicles 20:20 · BSB

Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; beli…

Amos 7:1–6 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.

Acts 27:24 · BSB

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”

11For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”

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