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It was borrowed.” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But it happened that as one of them was cutting down a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Oh, my master! It was borrowed!” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, &#8220Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But it happened that as one was cutting down a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!” <a href="/csb/2_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed! ” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, &#8220Oh, my master, it was borrowed!&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed. <a href="/cev/2_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> While one of the prophets was working, his ax head fell off and dropped into the water. "Oh!" he shouted. "Sir, I borrowed this ax." <a href="/erv/2_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As one of them was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no, master! It was borrowed!" <a href="/gnt/2_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> As one of them was cutting down a tree, suddenly his iron ax head fell in the water. "What shall I do, sir?" he exclaimed to Elisha. "It was a borrowed ax!" <a href="/isv/2_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> It happened that as one of them was felling a beam, his axe head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no! Master! The axe was on loan to me!" <a href="/msb/2_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. ?Oh, my master,? he cried out, ?it was borrowed!? <a href="/net/2_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a> As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted, "Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!" <a href="/nheb/2_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, "Alas, my master. For it was borrowed." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. <a href="/web/2_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a> But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it comes to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron [ax head] has fallen into the water, and he cries and says, “Aah! My lord, for it was borrowed!” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas! my lord, and it asked!' <a href="/slt/2_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And one will be felling the beam, and the iron fell into the water: and he will cry out and say, Alas, my lord! and it was borrowed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the axe fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then it happened that, while someone was cutting timber, the iron of the ax fell into the water. And he cried out and said: “Alas, alas, alas, my lord! For this thing was borrowed.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a> While one of them was felling a tree trunk, the iron ax blade slipped into the water. He cried out, “Oh, no, master! It was borrowed!” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But as one was felling a log, his ax head fell into the water; he cried out, “Alas, master! It was borrowed.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But as one of them was felling a beam, the axehead fell into the water; and he cried and said, I beseech you, my lord! it was borrowed by your servant. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And one of them, when felling a beam, his iron fell into the water, and he wailed and said: “I beg of you my Lord! It was loaned to your Servant!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said: 'Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/6-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1842" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">The Axhead Floats</a> …4So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees. 5<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">As one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: map·pîl (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">of them was cutting down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6982.htm" title="6982: haq·qō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A rafter, beam. Or qorah; from quwr; a rafter; by implication, a roof.">a tree,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: hab·bar·zel (Art:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">the iron axe head</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄al (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the water.</a> <a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">“Oh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my master,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: way·yiṣ·‘aq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">he cried out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">“it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: šā·’ūl (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">was borrowed!”</a> 6“Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Exodus 15:25</a> And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them, <a href="/matthew/17-27.htm">Matthew 17:27</a> “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.” <a href="/acts/8-18.htm">Acts 8:18-24</a> When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. / “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” / But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! ... <a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">1 Samuel 9:6-10</a> “Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.” / “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” ... <a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a> Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ... <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Luke 5:4-7</a> When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” / “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” / When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. ... <a href="/john/21-6.htm">John 21:6-11</a> He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. / Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea. / The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards. ... <a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">1 Kings 17:8-16</a> Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: / “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” / So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” ... <a href="/mark/6-41.htm">Mark 6:41-44</a> Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all. / They all ate and were satisfied, / and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ... <a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11-12</a> God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them. <a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-17</a> When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.” / So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ... <a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-11</a> On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ... <a href="/1_corinthians/12-9.htm">1 Corinthians 12:9-10</a> to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, / to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. <a href="/exodus/4-1.htm">Exodus 4:1-5</a> Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’” / And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. ... <a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm">2 Kings 2:19-22</a> Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” / “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, / and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.axe head [heb] iron<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:10</a> If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.<a href="/isaiah/10-34.htm">Isaiah 10:34</a> And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.Alas, master<a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">2 Kings 6:15</a> And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?<a href="/2_kings/3-10.htm">2 Kings 3:10</a> And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!<a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10,16,19</a> Standing 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… for it was borrowed<a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">2 Kings 4:7</a> Then 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.<a href="/exodus/22-14.htm">Exodus 22:14,15</a> And 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… <a href="/psalms/37-21.htm">Psalm 37:21</a> The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/3-10.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Another's</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">Ax</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">Axe</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-41.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">Beam</a> <a href="/exodus/36-30.htm">Board</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-6.htm">Borrowed</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">Business</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-40.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-32.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-40.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-4.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-14.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-37.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-19.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-15.htm">Log</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm">Master</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-19.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/job/19-27.htm">Another's</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Ax</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Axe</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-23.htm">Beam</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Board</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-4.htm">Borrowed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Business</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-26.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-3.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">Head</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/matthew/7-3.htm">Log</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Master</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-4.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 6</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">Elisha, allowing the young prophets to enlarge dwellings, floats an axhead</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">He discloses the king of Syria's counsel</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is blinded</a> 19. <a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children</a> 30. <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">The king sends to slay Elisha</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As one of them was cutting down a tree This phrase sets the scene during a time when the sons of the prophets were expanding their living quarters by the Jordan River. The act of cutting down trees indicates a communal effort and a practical task, reflecting the simplicity and industriousness of the prophetic community. The sons of the prophets were a group of disciples or followers of prophets like Elisha, who were dedicated to learning and living out God's word. This setting emphasizes the importance of community and shared labor in the service of God.the iron axe head fell into the water Iron was a valuable and relatively rare material in ancient Israel, making the loss of an iron axe head significant. The Jordan River, where this incident occurred, was a central geographical feature in Israel, often associated with miraculous events (e.g., <a href="/joshua/3-14.htm">Joshua 3:14-17</a>, <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a>). The loss of the axe head in the water symbolizes a sudden and unexpected problem, highlighting human limitations and the need for divine intervention. This event foreshadows the miraculous recovery that follows, demonstrating God's concern for even the small, practical needs of His people.“Oh, my master,” he cried out The cry to "my master" indicates the presence of Elisha, the leader and mentor of the prophetic community. This appeal to Elisha reflects the respect and dependence the sons of the prophets had on their leader, who was seen as a mediator of God's power and wisdom. The urgency and distress in the cry underscore the seriousness of the situation, as the loss of the axe head could halt their work and bring shame or financial burden due to its value.“it was borrowed!” The fact that the axe head was borrowed adds a layer of responsibility and urgency to the situation. In ancient Israel, borrowing items was common, and losing a borrowed item could damage one's reputation and relationships. This detail highlights the ethical and communal values of the time, where personal integrity and responsibility were paramount. The borrowed nature of the axe head also underscores the theme of stewardship and accountability, reminding believers of the importance of caring for what is entrusted to them. This incident can be seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where He restores what is lost and pays the debt we cannot pay ourselves.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_the_prophets.htm">The Sons of the Prophets</a> A group of prophetic disciples or students who were under the guidance of Elisha, the prophet. They were expanding their living quarters by the Jordan River. 2. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> A prominent prophet in Israel, successor to Elijah, known for performing miracles and providing guidance to the people and kings of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jordan_river.htm">The Jordan River</a> A significant river in the biblical account, often associated with miraculous events, such as the crossing by the Israelites and the baptism of Jesus. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_borrowed_axhead.htm">The Borrowed Axhead</a> A crucial tool for the task at hand, symbolizing responsibility and the importance of stewardship, as it was borrowed and not owned by the user. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_the_floating_axhead.htm">The Miracle of the Floating Axhead</a> An event where Elisha miraculously caused the iron axhead to float, demonstrating God's power and care for even the small concerns of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_cares_about_our_daily_needs.htm">God Cares About Our Daily Needs</a> The incident of the lost axhead shows that God is concerned with the everyday challenges and needs of His people, no matter how small they may seem. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_stewardship.htm">The Importance of Stewardship</a> The borrowed axhead emphasizes the responsibility we have to care for and return what is not ours, reflecting integrity and accountability in our dealings. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a> Just as Elisha trusted God to recover the axhead, we are called to have faith that God will provide solutions to our problems, even when they seem insurmountable. <a href="/topical/m/miracles_in_the_mundane.htm">Miracles in the Mundane</a> This account reminds us that God can perform miracles in the ordinary aspects of life, encouraging us to seek His intervention in all areas. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a> The sons of the prophets working together highlights the importance of community and mutual support in achieving common goals and overcoming challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 6</a> <a href="/q/how_did_an_iron_axe_float_with_a_stick.htm">2 Kings 6:5–7: How could an iron axe head float on water merely by throwing in a stick, defying basic physics? </a> <a href="/q/what_events_are_described_in_2_kings.htm">What events are described in 2 Kings?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_2_kings.htm">What are the key events in 2 Kings?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_a_flying_scroll_exist_scientifically.htm">How can a giant flying scroll (Zechariah 5:1–2) exist scientifically without any discernible source of propulsion? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) But.--Heb., and it came to pass, the one was felling the beam. Not necessarily "the one" of <a href="/2_kings/6-3.htm" title="And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go.">2Kings 6:3</a>, but the one (whoever it was) to whom the mishap occurred, as presently related.The ax head fell.--Heb., and as for the iron, it fell. The subject of the verb is made prominent by being put first in the accusative. It is thus implied that something happened to the iron. Perhaps, however, it is better to consider that the particle, which usually marks the object of the verb, in cases like the present has its etymological meaning of "something" ('eth being regarded as equivalent to yath, and so to y?sh). (See Winer, Chaldaische Grammatik, ed. Fischer.)Master!--My lord, Elisha. He instinctively appeals to Elisha for help.For it was borrowed.--Heb., and that one was borrowed. Vulg., "et hoc ipsum mutuo acceperam."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - But as one was felling a beam - i.e. a tree, to make it into a beam - the axe-head; literally, the iron. We see from <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a> that the Hebrews made their axe-heads of iron as early as the time of Moses. They probably learnt to smelt and work iron in Egypt. Fell into the water. The tree must have been one that grew close to the river's edge. As the man hewed away at the stem a little above the root, the axe-head flew from the haft, into which it was insecurely fitted, and fell into the water. The slipping of an axe-head was a very common occurrence (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a>), and ordinarily was of little consequence, since it was easily restored to its place. But now the head had disappeared. And he cried, and said, Alas, master! - rather, Alas, my master! or, Alas, my lord! - for it was borrowed; rather, and it was a borrowed one. The words are part of the man's address to Elisha. He means to say, "It is no common misfortune; it is not as if it had been my own axe. I had borrowed it, and now what shall I say to the owner?" There is no direct request for help, but the tone of the complaint constitutes a sort of silent appeal. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/6-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As one הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first of them was cutting down מַפִּ֣יל (map·pîl) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie a tree, הַקּוֹרָ֔ה (haq·qō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6982.htm">Strong's 6982: </a> A rafter, a roof the iron [axhead] הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל (hab·bar·zel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> Iron, an iron implement fell נָפַ֣ל (nā·p̄al) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the water. הַמָּ֑יִם (ham·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen “Oh, אֲהָ֥הּ (’ă·hāh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_162.htm">Strong's 162: </a> Alas! my master,” אֲדֹנִ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller he cried out, וַיִּצְעַ֥ק (way·yiṣ·‘aq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> To shriek, to proclaim “it וְה֥וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was borrowed!” שָׁאֽוּל׃ (šā·’ūl) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/6-5.htm">2 Kings 6:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-5.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 6:5 But as one was felling a beam (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/6-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 6:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 6:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>