2 Kings 6:4

Easy To Read Version

So Elisha went with the group of prophets. [60] When they arrived at the Jordan River, they began to cut down some trees.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:3

One person said, “Please go with us.”

2 Kings 6:5

But when one man was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead slipped from the handle and fell into the water. The man shouted, “Oh, master! I borrowed that axe!”

Deuteronomy 19:5

Here is an example: A man goes into the forest with another person to cut wood. The man swings his axe to cut down a tree, but the head of the axe separates from the handle. The axe head hits the other person and kills him. The man who swung the axe may then run to one of those three cities and be safe.

Deuteronomy 29:11

Your wives and children are here and also the foreigners living among you—the people who cut your wood and bring you water.