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,


In Context

3 And the one saith, 'Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, 'I — I go.'

4 And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,

5 and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

6 And 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,

7 and saith, 'Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

8 And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, 'At such and such a place is my encamping.'

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6And 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.

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 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.