George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Kings 6:5
Borrowed. He was grieved because he could not repair the loss. (Worthington)
Borrowed. He was grieved because he could not repair the loss. (Worthington)
Verse 2 Kings 6:5. _ALAS, MASTER! FOR IT WAS BORROWED._] אהה אדני והוא שאול _ahah adonia, vehu shaul! Ah! ah, my master; and it has been_ _sought_. It has fallen in, and I have sought it in vain. Or,...
THE AX HEAD - literally, as in the margin. The Jews used iron for the heads of axes at a very early date (see Deuteronomy 19:5). They probably acquired a knowledge of the smelting process in Egypt, wh...
5. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The lost axe-head recovered (2 Kings 6:1)_ 2. Elisha makes known Ben-hadad's plans (2 Kings 6:8) 3. Elisha's arrest planned (2 Kings 6:13) 4. The blinded
AN AXEHEAD SWIMS. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS AT DOTHAN. In several minor miracles Elisha is always represented as working them not by his word, but by some expedient. Thus he heals the miscarrying waters...
AXE HEAD. Hebrew "iron", put by Fig; _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the axe head made of iron. Compare 2 Kings 6:6. where the Figure of speech is translated literally. ALAS. Figure of speech _Ecph...
_a beam_ The Hebrew noun has the article, the force of which may be - _his_beam", that one to which he was specially devoting himself. _the axe head_ Literally -the iron". The word is the same as in...
V. A LEVITATION MIRACLE 6:1-7 TRANSLATION (1) And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now the place where we sit before you is too cramped for us. (2) Let us go, we pray you, unto the J...
_BUT AS ONE WAS FELLING A BEAM, THE AXE HEAD FELL INTO THE WATER: AND HE CRIED, AND SAID, ALAS, MASTER! FOR IT WAS BORROWED._ It was borrowed - literally, begged. The scholar's distress arose from th...
ELISHA AND THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA 1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan (2 Kings 6:2) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5. Probably Elisha did...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 6 THE AXE THAT THE MAN LOST V1 The group of the *prophets spoke to Elisha. ‘The place where we meet with you is too s...
BUT. — Heb., _and it came to pass, the one was felling the beam._ Not necessarily “the one” of 2 Kings 6:3, but the one (whoever it was) to whom the mishap occurred, as presently related. THE AX HEAD...
וַ יְהִ֤י הָֽ אֶחָד֙ מַפִּ֣יל הַ קֹּורָ֔ה
ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS 2 Kings 6:1 "Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." - Ecclesiastes 9:15 ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was, during a gr...
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD OF BATTLES 2 Kings 6:1 To us, the first of these miracles may appear somewhat trivial, but we must remember the value of an iron axe-head at that time, the inconvenience and d...
The incident of the swimming of the iron axe head is interesting, but quite secondary. The chief value of the story lies in its revelation of the influence Elisha was exerting in the nation. The growt...
Observe how very poor the sons of the prophets were. In all ages it hath been so. Hence James calls upon the church to attend to this, as a mark of God's choice; poor of this world, but rich in faith,...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
The sons of the prophets must enlarge their dwelling-place, and Elisha, who consents to go with them, secures them from the results of their negligence by reversing the laws of nature. I know not if w...
BUT AS ONE WAS FELLING A BEAM,.... Cutting down a tree, or a branch of it: THE AXE HEAD FELL INTO THE WATER: into the waters of Jordan; or "the iron" d, the iron part of it, with which the wood was c...
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. Ver. 5. _Alas, master! for it was borrowed._] So is all the Church's beauty...
_The axe-head fell_ The iron fell from the wood. _Alas, master, for it was borrowed!_ He was the more concerned, both because he was now compelled to be idle and useless to them in the common work, an...
1 Elisha giuing leaue to the yong Prophets to inlarge their dwellings, causeth yron to swim. 8 Hee discloseth the king of Syria his counsell. 13 The armie which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elish...
The Swimming of the Ax-Head....
But as one was felling a beam, the ax-head, slipping its helve, FELL INTO THE WATER; AND HE CRIED AND SAID, ALAS, MASTER, FOR IT WAS BORROWED! He had begged its use for the work at hand, since he was...
"TOO SMALL FOR US" (vv.1-7) The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far as the record goes) that indicated th...
AXE HEAD: _ Heb._ iron...
1-7 There is that pleasantness in the converse of servants of God, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and the weariness of labour. Even the sons of the prophets must not be unwil...
THE AX HEAD FELL INTO THE WATER; the iron fell from the wood. ALAS, MASTER! FOR IT WAS BORROWED: he was the more concerned, partly because he was now forced to be idle and useless to them in the commo...
2 Kings 6:5 one H259 down H5307 (H8688) tree H6982 iron H1270 fell H5307 (H8804) water H4325 out
ELISHA CAUSES AN AXE HEAD TO FLOAT (2 KINGS 6:1). This seemingly trivial incident is probably intended by the prophetic author to lay emphasis on an important fact. Just as the axe head was borrowed o...
2 Kings 6:1. _And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us._ It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about them c...
CONTENTS: Elisha recovers the lost axe. Seige of Samaria by Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Ben-hadad, Jehoram, nameless woman. CONCLUSION: The Christian on his knees can see more than the philosop...
2 Kings 6:1. _Sons of the prophets._ See on 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5. Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their college was a plain home-built house....
_But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water._ THE AXE-HEAD 1. The first thought presented is, when Christ dwells in the hearts of His people there is a deep inward conviction of...
_The place where we dwell is too strait for us._ A CHURCH-EXTENSION ENTERPRISE If there was a church in Israel at all, the school of the prophets undoubtedly constituted a part of that church. They...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 6:1 With the healing of Naaman, Elisha has involved himself with Syria for the first time. That involvement now occupies most of the next two chapters, as the authors prepare t...
ELISHA AND THE SYRIAN INVASION CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 6:2. TAKE THENCE EVERY MAN A BEAM—The wooded banks of the Jordan would furnish timber readily; probably Bethel or Jericho. Alth...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-7:20 FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA. The historian relates first a (comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of Jericho, for the benefit of one of the ...
Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...
2 Kings 3:10; 2 Kings 4:7; 2 Kings 6:15; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Exodu
LESSONS IN SERVICE 2 Kings 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Old Testament is written for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages is come. Its chief message is Jesus Christ. However, there is an ab...