Verse 4
2 Kings 6:4
King James Version
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So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ אִתָּ֑/ם וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔נָ/ה וַֽ/יִּגְזְר֖וּ הָ/עֵצִֽים
English Translation
And they went with him, and they came to the Jordan, and they cut down the trees.
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Chapter 6 Context
1
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too...
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Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place t...
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And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
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So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
5
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, maste...
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And the man of God (Elohim) said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stic...
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7
Therefore said he, Take
it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
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8
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such an...
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9
And the man of God (Elohim) sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a p...
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10
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God (Elohim) told him and warned him of, a...
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11
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servant...
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12
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that
is in Israel, tell...
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13
And he said, Go and spy where he
is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Beh...
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14
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compas...
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15
And when the servant of the man of God (Elohim) was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host com...
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16
And he answered, Fear not: for they that
be with us
are more than they that
be with them.
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17
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened...
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18
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray the...
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19
And Elisha said unto them, This
is not the way, neither
is this the city: follow me, and I will brin...
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20
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of thes...
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21
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite
them? shall I sm...
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22
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite
them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive w...
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23
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and...
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24
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and...
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25
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was
sold...
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26
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help,...
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27
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of...
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28
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy so...
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29
So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may...
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30
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he pa...
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31
Then he said, God (Elohim) do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall...
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32
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and
the king sent a man from before him: b...
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33
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, th...
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