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2 Kings 6:5 — Meaning and Application
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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. "
2 Kings 6:5
Verse in Context
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And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
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.
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
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2 Kings 6:1
"And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us."
2 Kings 6:2
"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."
2 Kings 6:3
"And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go."
2 Kings 6:4
"So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood."
2 Kings 6:6
"And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim."
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