2 Kings 6:4

2 Kings 6:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.

Context of 2 Kings 6:4

2Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.” 3Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?” “I will,” Elisha replied. And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. 5As 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!” 6The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.

2 Kings 6:4 word by word

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ הָעֵצִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• with them. And when they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• they cut downגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504
• woodעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:4

• Deuteronomy 19:5For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and as he swings his ax to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbor and kill him. That man may flee to one of these cities and save his life.
• Deuteronomy 29:11together with your children and your wives, and the foreigners living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:4

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 6:1-7. Elisha Causes Iron to Swim. 1. the place where we dwell with thee--Margin, "sit before thee." The one points to a common residence--the other to a common place of meeting. The tenor of the narrative shows the humble condition of Elisha's pupils. The place was either Beth-el or Jericho, probably the latter. The ministry and miracles of Elisha brought great accessions to his schools.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Band
• Send
• Elisha
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoram; Joram
• Kings, Books of

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