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, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 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. 6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7Therefore said he, 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

• 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 iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
• Isaiah 10:34And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
• 2 Kings 6:15And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an army compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
• 2 Kings 3:10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that Yhwh hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
• Revelation 18:10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
• 2 Kings 4:7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
• Exodus 22:14And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
• Psalms 37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, 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