2 Kings 6:4
And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down + 6:4 Or, trees.wood.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
In Context
3And he said, Go. And one of them said gently, Come with thy servants. And he said, I will go.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:5And whosoever shall enter with his neighbour into the thicket, to gather wood, if the hand of him that cuts wood with the axe should be violently shaken, and the axe head falling off from the handle should light on his neighbour, and he should die, he shall flee to one of these cities, and live.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:2-8
Iron Made to Swim. ( b. c. 893.) 1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto 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. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head… Read the whole commentary →