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2 Kings 6:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: 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

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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 fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

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.

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

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From This Chapter

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."

2 Kings 6:7

"Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it."
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