2 Kings 6:4

Holy Bible: 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.

Cross References

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.

Deuteronomy 19:5

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

2 Kings 6:3

One of them said, “Please go with us.” Elisha said, “Yes, I will go with you.”

2 Kings 6:5

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