2 Kings 6
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2 Kings 6:5-15

5But as oneH259 was fellingH5307 a beamH6982, 1the axeH1270 headH1270 fellH5307 into the waterH4325; and he criedH6817 out and saidH559, “AlasH162, my masterH113! For it was borrowedH7592.” 6Then the manH376 of GodH430 saidH559, “WhereH575 did it fallH5307?” And when he showedH7200 him the placeH4725, 2he cutH7094 offH7094 a stickH6086 and threwH7993 it in thereH8033, and made the ironH1270 floatH6687. 7He saidH559, “TakeH7311 it up for yourself.” So he putH7971 out his handH3027 and tookH3947 it.

8Now the kingH4428 of AramH758 was warringH3898 against IsraelH3478; and he 3counseledH3289 with his servantsH5650 sayingH559, “In suchH6423 and suchH492 a placeH4725 shall be my campH8466.” 94The manH376 of GodH430 sentH7971 word to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 sayingH559, “BewareH8104 that you do not passH5674 thisH2088 placeH4725, for the ArameansH758 are comingH5185 downH5185 thereH8033.” 10The kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 sentH7971 to the placeH4725 about whichH834 the manH376 of GodH430 had toldH559 him; thus he warnedH2094 him, so that he guardedH8104 himself thereH8033, 5more than onceH259 or twiceH8147.

11Now the heartH3820 of the kingH4428 of AramH758 was enragedH5590 overH5921 thisH2088 thingH1697; and he calledH7121 his servantsH5650 and saidH559 to them, “Will you tellH5046 me whichH4310 of us is for the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478?” 12OneH259 of his servantsH5650 saidH559, “NoH3808, my lordH113, O kingH4428; but ElishaH477, the prophetH5030 whoH834 is in IsraelH3478, tellsH5046 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 the wordsH1697 that you speakH1696 in your bedroomH2315H4904.” 13So he saidH559, “GoH1980 and seeH7200 whereH351 he is, that I may sendH7971 and takeH3947 him.” And it was toldH5046 him, sayingH559, “BeholdH2009, he is in 6DothanH1886.” 14He sentH7971 horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393 and a greatH3515 armyH2428 thereH8033, and they cameH935 by nightH3915 and surroundedH5362 the cityH5892.

15Now when the attendantH8334 of the manH376 of GodH430 had risenH6965 earlyH7925 and goneH3318 out, beholdH2009, an armyH2428 with horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393 was circlingH5437 the cityH5892. And his servantH5288 saidH559 to him, “AlasH162, my masterH113! 7WhatH351 shall we doH6213?”

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 6:5 Lit as for the iron, it fell ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 6:6 Ex 15:25; 2 Kin 2:21; 4:41 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 6:8 Lit took counsel ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 6:9 2 Kin 4:1, 7; 6:12 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 6:10 Lit not once or twice ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 6:13 Gen 37:17 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 6:15 Lit How ↩

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