2 Kings 6:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁶ And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ The man of God said, Where did it fall? When shown the place, Elisha cut off a stick and threw it in there, and the iron floated.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

Common English Bible

⁶ The man of God said, “Where did it fall?” He showed Elisha the place. Elisha then cut a piece of wood, threw it into the river there, and the ax head floated up.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And he indicated to him the place. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and he threw it in. And the iron floated up.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And the man of God said: Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and cast it in thither: and the iron swam.

2 Kings 6:6 Cross References

2 Kings 2:21

And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.

2 Kings 4:41

But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

2 Kings 6:5

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.

2 Kings 6:7

And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

Exodus 15:25

And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;