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Good News Translation
2 Kings 6:4
and they set out together. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began to work.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
Hebrew Names Version
So he went with them. When they came to the Yarden, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. When they came to the Yarden, they cut down wood.
King James Version
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
English Standard Version
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
New Century Version
so he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they cut down some trees.
so he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they cut down some trees.
New English Translation
So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they started cutting down trees.
So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they started cutting down trees.
Amplified Bible
So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down [some of] the trees.
So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down [some of] the trees.
New American Standard Bible
So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So he went with them, & when they came to Iorden, they cut downe wood.
So he went with them, & when they came to Iorden, they cut downe wood.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he went with them; and they came to the Jordan and cut down trees.
So he went with them; and they came to the Jordan and cut down trees.
Contemporary English Version
and he left with them. They went to the Jordan River and began chopping down trees.
and he left with them. They went to the Jordan River and began chopping down trees.
Complete Jewish Bible
so he went with them. When they arrived at the Yarden, they cut down trees;
so he went with them. When they arrived at the Yarden, they cut down trees;
Darby Translation
And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees.
And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Elisha went with the group of prophets. When they arrived at the Jordan River, they began to cut down some trees.
So Elisha went with the group of prophets. When they arrived at the Jordan River, they began to cut down some trees.
George Lamsa Translation
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
Lexham English Bible
He went with them, and they went to the Jordan, and they cut down the trees.
He went with them, and they went to the Jordan, and they cut down the trees.
Literal Translation
And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan, and cut down trees.
And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan, and cut down trees.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he wete with them. And whan they came to Iordane, they hewed downe tymber.
And he wete with them. And whan they came to Iordane, they hewed downe tymber.
American Standard Version
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
Bible in Basic English
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so he went with them: And when they came to Iordane, they cut downe wood.
And so he went with them: And when they came to Iordane, they cut downe wood.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
King James Version (1611)
So hee went with them: and when they came to Iordane, they cut downe wood.
So hee went with them: and when they came to Iordane, they cut downe wood.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down wood.
And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down wood.
English Revised Version
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
Berean Standard Bible
So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei `hadden come to Jordan, thei hewiden trees.
And whanne thei `hadden come to Jordan, thei hewiden trees.
Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,
And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,
Update Bible Version
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
World English Bible
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
New King James Version
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
New Living Translation
So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.
So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.
New Life Bible
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
New Revised Standard
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he went with them, - and, when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them, - and, when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So he went with them. And when they were come to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
So he went with them. And when they were come to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
Revised Standard Version
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
THE MESSAGE
He went with them. They came to the Jordan and started chopping down trees. As one of them was felling a timber, his axhead flew off and sank in the river. "Oh no, master!" he cried out. "And it was borrowed!"
He went with them. They came to the Jordan and started chopping down trees. As one of them was felling a timber, his axhead flew off and sank in the river. "Oh no, master!" he cried out. "And it was borrowed!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
So he went with them; and when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
Contextual Overview
1 One day the group of prophets that Elisha was in charge of complained to him, "The place where we live is too small! 2 Give us permission to go to the Jordan and cut down some trees, so that we can build a place to live." "All right," Elisha answered. 3 One of them urged him to go with them; he agreed, 4 and they set out together. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began to work. 5 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!" 6 "Where did it fall?" Elisha asked. The man showed him the place, and Elisha cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the ax head float. 7 "Take it out," he ordered, and the man reached down and picked it up.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they cut down wood: Deuteronomy 19:5, Deuteronomy 29:11
Cross-References
Genesis 6:15
Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Genesis 6:21
Take along all kinds of food for you and for them."
Take along all kinds of food for you and for them."
Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything that God commanded.
Noah did everything that God commanded.
Genesis 11:4
They said, "Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."
They said, "Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."
Numbers 13:33
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Deuteronomy 3:11
(King Og was the last of the Rephaim. His coffin, made of stone, was six feet wide and almost fourteen feet long, according to standard measurements. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
(King Og was the last of the Rephaim. His coffin, made of stone, was six feet wide and almost fourteen feet long, according to standard measurements. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
1 Samuel 17:4
A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall
A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. Trees which grew upon the banks of it, to build their house with, at least for the rafters and flooring of it, supposing the walls to be built of stone.
