And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too strait for us. Treasury of Scripture the sons 2 Kings 2:3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him... 1 Kings 20:35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray you... the place 2 Kings 4:38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him... 1 Samuel 19:20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying... too strait for us Joshua 17:14 And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one portion to inherit... Joshua 19:47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem... Job 36:16 Even so would he have removed you out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no narrow place... Isaiah 49:19,20 For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants... Isaiah 54:2,3 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations: spare not, lengthen your cords...
Context The Axe Head Floats
1And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too strait for us. 2Let us go, we pray you, to Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go you. 3And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go. 4So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7Therefore said he, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand, and took it. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
Darby Bible Translation
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too strait for us.
King James Bible
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
Young's Literal Translation
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;
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