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

3And one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go. 4And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees. And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed! 6And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim. 7And he said, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand 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

• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• fellingנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• beamקוֹרָהqôrâh qôrâh · beamH6982
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• criedצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Alasאֲהָהּ'ăhâhh · alas!H162
• masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:5

• Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success.
• Isaiah 10:34and he shall make clearings in the thickets of the forest with iron; and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
• 2 Kings 6:15And when the attendant of the man of God rose early and went forth, behold, an army surrounded the city, with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
• 2 Kings 3:10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that Jehovah has called these three kings together, to give them into the hand of Moab!
• Revelation 18:10standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come.
• 2 Kings 4:7And she came and told the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou [and] thy sons on the rest.
• Exodus 22:14— And if a man borrow anything of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, its owner not being with it, he shall fully make it good;
• Psalms 37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:

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