Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 6:2

"Let us go, we pray thee, unto the 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." — 2 Kings 6:2 (ASV)

Take thence every man a beam. —The Jordan valley was well wooded. Its present bed is still “overarched by oleanders, acacias, thorns, and similar shrubbery.” If all were to take part in felling the trees, the work would soon be done.

Where we may dwell. —Literally, to sit (or, dwell) there. The reference seems still to be to sitting in the hall of instruction.