John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 6:2
2Ki 6:2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. Ver. 2. Let us make us a place. ] Though they were not worth their axes, yet they would be building: and here it is evident, saith an expositor, a that they affected neither pomp nor state, but were contented with a very homely dwelling, since themselves were to be the builders of it. a Mr Jackson. read more
The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Kings 6:2
2 Kings 6:2Take thence every man a beam.Every man a beamI. The sons of the prophets procured for themselves what they wanted. The college had become too small. There was not room enough for the increasing numbers who gathered to be instructed at the feet of Elisha. Now in their difficulty these young men might have reasoned something after this fashion. A college is for the good of the nation. The instruction we receive here is to be used by us hereafter in the religious service of the country.... read more