2 Kings 6:5

And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the + 6:5 Gr. iron.axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

In Context

4And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down + 6:4 Or, trees.wood.

6And the man of God said, Where did it fall? and he shewed him the place: and he + 6:6 Lit. pinched off with the nail, etc.broke off a stick, and threw it in there, and the iron came to the surface.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:14But if the owner be with it, he shall not make compensation: but if it be a + 22:14 Qu. If the borrower be a hireling, he shall have the ruined beast instead of his hire?hired thing, there shall be a compensation to him instead of his hire.

2 Kings 4:7And she came and told the man of God: and Elisaie said, Go, and sell the oil, and thou shalt pay thy + 4:7 Gr. interest, pl.debts, and thou and thy sons shall live of the remaining oil.

Psalms 37:21They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

Isaiah 10:34and the lofty ones shall fall by the sword, and Libanus shall fall with his lofty ones.

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 →

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