2 Kings 6:4

4 And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees.

2 Kings 6:4 in Other Translations

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.

4 So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees.

4 He went with them. They came to the Jordan and started chopping down trees.

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

2 Kings 6:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:4

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.

2 Kings 6:4 In-Context

2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.”

3 Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?” “I will,” Elisha replied.

4 And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees.

5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”

6 The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.