2 Kings 6:5

2 Kings 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, "Alas, my master! It was borrowed."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.”

Context of 2 Kings 6:5

3Then one said, “Please come with your servants.” “I’ll come,” he answered. 4So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed!” 6Then the man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, the man of God cut a piece of wood, threw it there, and made the iron float. 7Then he said, “Pick it up.” So he reached out and took it.

2 Kings 6:5 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י הָֽאֶחָד֙ מַפִּ֣יל הַקּוֹרָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל נָפַ֣ל אֶל־הַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּצְעַ֥ק וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֲהָ֥הּ אֲדֹנִ֖י וְה֥וּא שָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• was fellingנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fell(trees)H5307
• a beamקוֹרָהqôrâh qôrâh · beamH6982
• the axe headבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• into the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and he criedצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Alasאֲהָהּ'ăhâhh · alas!H162
• masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• for it was borrowedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:5

• Ecclesiastes 10:10If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge, then one must exert more strength; however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success.
• Isaiah 10:34He is clearing the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon with its majesty will fall.
• 2 Kings 6:15When the servant of the man of God got up early and went out, he discovered an army with horses and chariots surrounding the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
• 2 Kings 3:10Then the king of Israel said, “Oh no, the Lord has summoned these three kings, only to hand them over to Moab.”
• Revelation 18:10They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come.
• 2 Kings 4:7She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debt; you and your sons can live on the rest.”
• Exodus 22:14“When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not there with it, the man must make full restitution.
• Psalms 37:21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Alas, master! for it was borrowed - שאול והוא אדני אהה ahah adonia, vehu shaul ! Ah! ah, my master; and it has been sought. It has fallen in, and I have sought it in vain. Or, it was borrowed, and therefore I am the more afflicted for its loss; and Jarchi adds, I have nothing wherewith to repay it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The ax head - literally, as in the margin. The Jews used iron for the heads of axes at a very early date (see Deuteronomy 19:5). They probably acquired a knowledge of the smelting process in Egypt, where iron was employed at least from the time of the third Rameses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The Hebrew text shows that the ax head was made of iron, which was valuable when few iron tools existed. Since it was borrowed, losing it was even more distressing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. it was borrowed--literally, "begged." The scholar's distress arose from the consideration that it had been presented to him; and that, owing to his poverty, he could not procure another.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 6:5

• Ax

In the dictionaries

• Axe
• Band
• Beam
• Iron
• Send
• Ax (axe); Ax-Head
• Disciple
• Elisha
• Head
• Jehoahaz

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings