2 Kings 6:5

But as one was chopping, the ax head fell into the water; he cried out and said, “Oh no, my master, it was borrowed!”

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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

4So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down trees.

6So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” The man showed Elisha the place. He then cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the iron float.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:14If a man borrows any animal from his neighbor and the animal is injured or dies without the owner being with it, the other man must surely make restitution.

2 Kings 4:7Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil; pay your debt, and live with your sons on the rest.”

Psalms 37:21The wicked person borrows but does not repay, 1 but the righteous person is generous and gives. 1

Isaiah 10:34He will chop down the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon in his majesty will fall.

Revelation 18:16They will say, 1 “Woe, woe to the great city 2 that was dressed in fine linen, 3 in purple, and in scarlet, 2 and was adorned with gold, 3 precious jewels, and pearls! 2

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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