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.
• New International Version (NIV)And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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

2Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell.” So he answered, “Go.” 3Then one said, “Please consent to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.” So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. 5But 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.” 6So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he 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 19:5as when a man goes to the woods with his neighbor to cut timber, and his hand swings a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—he shall flee to one of these cities and live;
• Deuteronomy 29:11your little ones and your wives—also the stranger who is in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws 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