6And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.


In Context

3 And one said, Consent, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he said, I will go.

4 And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees.

5 And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!

6 And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

7 And he said, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.

8 And the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

2 Kings 6:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:6The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron did swim.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God said: Where did it fall? and he shewed him the place. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and cast it in thither: and the iron swam.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron floated.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6The man of God asked, |Where did it fall?| He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God saith, 'Whither hath it fallen?' and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.