2 Kings 6:5
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the man of God said, where fell it?.... For though endowed with a spirit of prophecy, he did not know all things,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The ax head - literally, as in the margin. The Jews used iron for the heads of axes at a very early date (see Deu 19:5).…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Alas, master! for it was borrowed - אהה אדני והוא שאול ahah adonia, vehu shaul! Ah! ah, my master; and it has been…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 6:1-7
Several things may be observed here,
I. Concerning the sons of the prophets, and their condition and character. The…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a beam The Hebrew noun has the article, the force of which may be - hisbeam", that one to which he was specially…
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