These were students at one of the schools of the prophets, probably the one at Jericho, for they went to the Jordan to secure timber (v. 2).
Where we dwell.
Literally, “the place where we sit before thee,” probably the place where they assembled under the charge of the prophet to hear his teaching. Elisha did not regularly make his home at this school, but only visited it from time to time in the course of his circuits among the various schools. The common hall where the students assembled to sit at the feet of the teacher seems to be the place referred to.
Too strait.
The students in attendance at this school had become so numerous that they could no longer be accommodated in the available quarters. This was indicative of the prevailing interest in proper education as fostered by both Elijah and Elisha.