2 Kings 6:4

So he went with them, and when they came to Iorden, they cut downe wood.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

In Context

3And one said, Vouchsafe, I pray thee, to go with thy seruants, and he answered, I will goe.

5And as one was felling of a tree, the yron fell into the water: then he cryed, and said, Alas master, it was but borowed.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:5As hee that goeth vnto the wood with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand striketh with the axe to cut downe the tree, if the head slip from the helue, and hit his neighbour that he dieth, the same shall flee vnto one of the cities, and liue,

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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