2 Kings 6:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and he left with them. They went to the River Jordan and began chopping down trees.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:3

“Aren't you going with us?” one of the prophets asked. “Yes, I'll go,” Elisha answered,

2 Kings 6:5

While one of the prophets was working, his axe head fell off and dropped into the water. “Oh!” he shouted. “Sir, I borrowed this axe.”

Deuteronomy 19:5

For example, suppose you and a friend go into the forest to cut wood. You are chopping down a tree with an axe, when the axe head slips off the handle, hits your friend, and kills him. You can run to one of the Safe Towns and save your life.