2 Kings 6:5 “As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into th…”

2 Kings 6:5

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!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And as one was felling of a tree, the yron fell into the water: then he cryed, and said, Alas master, it was but borowed.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!

Young's Literal Translation

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!'

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“axe head”

Ecclesiastes 10:10 Isaiah 10:34

Ecclesiastes 10:10 · BSB

If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

Isaiah 10:34 · BSB

He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.

“Alas, master”

2 Kings 6:15 2 Kings 3:10 Revelation 18:10 Revelation 18:16 Revelation 18:19

2 Kings 6:15 · BSB

When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”

2 Kings 3:10 · BSB

“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”

Revelation 18:10 · BSB

In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”

Revelation 18:16 · BSB

saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Revelation 18:19 · BSB

Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

“for it was borrowed”

Psalm 37:21 2 Kings 4:7 Exodus 22:14 Exodus 22:15

Psalm 37:21 · BSB

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

2 Kings 4:7 · BSB

She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”

Exodus 22:14 · BSB

If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.

Exodus 22:15 · BSB

If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.

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.

Read 2 Kings 6