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2 Kings 6

2 Kings 6:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But as one
'echad (Hebrew #259)
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
KJV usage: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
Pronounce: ekh-awd'
Origin: a numeral from 258
was felling
naphal (Hebrew #5307)
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (X hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, X surely, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
a beam
qowrah (Hebrew #6982)
from 6979; a rafter (forming trenches as it were); by implication, a roof
KJV usage: beam, roof.
Pronounce: ko-raw'
Origin: or qorah {ko-raw'}
, the κaxe head
barzel (Hebrew #1270)
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
KJV usage: (ax) head, iron.
Pronounce: bar-zel'
Origin: perhaps from the root of 1269
fell
naphal (Hebrew #5307)
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (X hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, X surely, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
into the water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
: and he cried
tsa`aq (Hebrew #6817)
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
KJV usage: X at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
Pronounce: tsaw-ak'
Origin: a primitive root
, and said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Alas
'ahahh (Hebrew #162)
Oh!
KJV usage: ah, alas.
Pronounce: a-haw'
Origin: apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily
, master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
! for it was borrowed
sha'al (Hebrew #7592)
a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.
Pronounce: shaw-al'
Origin: or shael {shaw-ale'}
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iron.

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Ax; Axe,
Master,
To Borrow

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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axe head.
Heb. iron.
Eccl. 10:10• 10If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success. (Eccl. 10:10)
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Isa. 10:34• 34and he shall make clearings in the thickets of the forest with iron; and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. (Isa. 10:34)
Alas, master.
2 Kings 6:15• 15And when the attendant of the man of God rose early and went forth, behold, an army surrounded the city, with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? (2 Kings 6:15)
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2 Kings 3:10• 10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that Jehovah has called these three kings together, to give them into the hand of Moab! (2 Kings 3:10)
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Rev. 18:10,16,19• 10standing afar off, through fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment is come.
 16saying, Woe, woe, the great city, which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls!
 19and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate. (Rev. 18:10,16,19)
for it was borrowed.
2 Kings 4:7• 7And she came and told the man of God; and he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons on the rest. (2 Kings 4:7)
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Ex. 22:14‑15• 14--And if a man borrow anything of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, its owner not being with it, he shall fully make it good;
 15if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire. (Ex. 22:14‑15)
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Psa. 37:21• 21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth: (Psa. 37:21)
• In the scene before us, the work is simply interrupted, work that had been undertaken for the family of God. But what a world it is in which a son of the prophets does not even have a tool of his own. Christ answers, nonetheless, to the very least need of the sons of His people. He is full of compassion for the anguish of a poor human heart concerning a lost tool. This loss, however infinitesimal it may be, moves His heart. The miracle is childish, so to speak but it is a miracle of love. (“The Sons of the Prophets and the Jordan: 2 Kings 6:1-7” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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!

W. Kelly Translation

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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.