Verse 4
2 Kings 6:4
World English Bible
4
So he went with them. When they came to the 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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 6 Context
1
The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too...
Focus ↗
2
Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let us make us a place ther...
Focus ↗
3
One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.”
He answered, “I will go.”
Focus ↗
4
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5
But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, “Alas,...
Focus ↗
6
The man of God (Elohim) asked, “Where did it fall?” He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, th...
Focus ↗
7
He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
Focus ↗
8
Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My...
Focus ↗
9
The man of God (Elohim) sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you not pass this place; fo...
Focus ↗
10
The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God (Elohim) told him and warned him of; and h...
Focus ↗
11
The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “W...
Focus ↗
12
One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the...
Focus ↗
13
He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.”
He was told, “Behold, he is in Dotha...
Focus ↗
14
Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the c...
Focus ↗
15
When the servant of the man of God (Elohim) had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with hors...
Focus ↗
16
He answered, “Don’t be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Focus ↗
17
Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young ma...
Focus ↗
18
When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please strike this people with blind...
Focus ↗
19
Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you...
Focus ↗
20
When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “Yahweh, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.”
Ya...
Focus ↗
21
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike...
Focus ↗
22
He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with you...
Focus ↗
23
He prepared a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went...
Focus ↗
24
After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
Focus ↗
25
There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it, until a donkey’s head was sold for ei...
Focus ↗
26
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O ki...
Focus ↗
27
He said, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From of the threshing floor, o...
Focus ↗
28
The king said to her, “What is your problem?”
She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son,...
Focus ↗
29
So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, that we may eat...
Focus ↗
30
When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall,...
Focus ↗
31
Then he said, “God (Elohim) do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat sta...
Focus ↗
32
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man...
Focus ↗
33
While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold,...
Focus ↗