2 Kings 6:6–7
2 Kings 6:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 The 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. 7 “Lift it out,” he said. Then the man reached out his hand and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float. 7 And he said, “Take it up.” So he reached out his hand and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 And 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. 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. 7 “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. 7 Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 Elisha asked, “Where did it fall?” The man showed him the place. Then Elisha cut down a stick and threw it into the water, and it made the iron head float. 7 Elisha said, “Pick up the axhead.” Then the man reached out and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 And 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. 7 And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed Elisha the place, Elisha cut off a piece of wood. He threw it into the water at that place and made the ax head float. 7 Elisha said, “Pick it up.” The disciple reached for it and picked it up.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Then the man of God asked, “Where did it fall?”
When he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float. 7 Then he said, “Pick it up.” So he reached out and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” So he showed him the place, and then he cut off a stick and threw it there and made the iron ax float. 7 Then he said, “Pick it up for yourself,” so he stretched out his hand and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 The man of God asked, “Where did the blade fall?” He showed him the place. Then Elisha cut a stick and threw it there. That made the iron blade float. 7 “Take it out of the water,” he said. So the man reached out and took it.
2 Kings 6:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float.
7 He said, “Take it up for yourself.” So he put out his hand and took it.