Verse 5

2 Kings 6:5

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5 But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֤י הָֽ/אֶחָד֙ מַפִּ֣יל הַ/קּוֹרָ֔ה וְ/אֶת הַ/בַּרְזֶ֖ל נָפַ֣ל אֶל הַ/מָּ֑יִם וַ/יִּצְעַ֥ק וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר אֲהָ֥הּ אֲדֹנִ֖/י וְ/ה֥וּא שָׁאֽוּל

English Translation

And it was that one fell the beam and the iron fell into the water, and he cried out and said, "Alas, my lord!" and he was Saul.

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Chapter 6 Context

1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we a... Focus ↗

2 So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place... Focus ↗

3 And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go. Focus ↗

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees. Focus ↗

5 But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry...

6 And the man of God (Elohim) said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone in... Focus ↗

7 Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it. Focus ↗

8 At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of... Focus ↗

9 And the man of God (Elohim) sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that pla... Focus ↗

10 So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God (Elohim) had said there was danger, and... Focus ↗

11 And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and sai... Focus ↗

12 And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king... Focus ↗

13 Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he w... Focus ↗

14 So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town. Focus ↗

15 Now the servant of the man of God (Elohim), having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horse... Focus ↗

16 And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Focus ↗

17 Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And th... Focus ↗

18 Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this peo... Focus ↗

19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may... Focus ↗

20 And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that th... Focus ↗

21 And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword? Focus ↗

22 But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those wh... Focus ↗

23 So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and... Focus ↗

24 Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on... Focus ↗

25 And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's h... Focus ↗

26 And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help... Focus ↗

27 And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floo... Focus ↗

28 And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give... Focus ↗

29 So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for... Focus ↗

30 Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and... Focus ↗

31 Then he said, May God (Elohim)'s punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head... Focus ↗

32 But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king... Focus ↗

33 While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 6 (33 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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