2 Kings 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 6:12

But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

KJV

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In thy bedchamber - literally, “in the secret place of thy bedchamber,” i. e.,” in the greatest possible secrecy.” The seclusion of the harem must be taken into account for the full appreciation of the force of the phrase. Probably the Syrian lord who answered Benhadad had received his intelligence from some of the Israelites.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here a confession of the boundless knowledge, as before of the boundless power, of Israel's God, is extorted from Syrians. Nothing done, said, thought, by any person, in any place, at any time, is out of the reach of God's cognizance. 13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אַחַ֣ד	'a.Chad	one	H259 →
מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו	me.'a.va.Dav	from servants his	H5650 →
ל֖וֹא	Lo'	no	H3808 →
אֲדֹנִ֣י	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אֱלִישָׁ֤ע	'e.li.Sha'	Elisha	H477 →
הַנָּבִיא֙	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	be.Yis.ra.'El	[is] in Israel	H3478 →
יַגִּיד֙	ya.Gid	he tells	H5046 →
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	le.Me.lekh	to [the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the words	H1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
תְּדַבֵּ֖ר	te.da.Ber	you speak	H1696 →
בַּחֲדַ֥ר	ba.cha.Dar	in [the] chamber of	H2315 →
מִשְׁכָּבֶֽךָ׃	mish.ka.Ve.kha	lying down your	H4904 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
leads to
- John 15:15
  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
- Genesis 18:17
  And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
- Psalms 25:14
  The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
- Revelation 1:1
  This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
- Daniel 9:22–27
  He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.
Through
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your…
leads to
- Acts 23:5
  “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
- Luke 12:2–3
  There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
- Exodus 22:28
  You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.