The Bible — notes and cross-references in Second Kings | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 6

6:33¹ king

Others read, messenger.
6:32^a elders

Ezek. 8:1; 14:1; 20:1
6:31^a do

1 Kings 19:2
6:29^a son

Lev. 26:29; Deut. 28:53, 55, 57; Ezek. 5:10
6:25¹ kab

A measure of capacity equal to approximately one pint.
6:24^a besieged

1 Kings 20:1
6:23¹ feast

The matter of preparing a feast for the enemies portrays the virtues of the Christian life according to the New Testament ministry (Rom. 12:20-21).
6:22^a eat

Prov. 25:21; Rom. 12:20; Matt. 5:44
6:18¹ Syrians

Lit., they.
6:17^a horses

2 Kings 2:11; cf. Psa. 68:17; Zech. 1:8-10; 6:1-7
6:16^a more

2 Chron. 32:7
6:12^a tells

cf. Jer. 23:23-24; Dan. 2:22
6:10² the

Lit., it.
6:10¹ So

Others translate, So Elisha alerted him.
6:6¹ float

Elisha’s causing an ax head that had fallen into the water to float by means of a wooden stick signifies Christ’s recovering through His cross in resurrection the lost power of sinners that had fallen into the death water (Eph. 2:1-6).