2 Kings 6:3
“And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.”
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
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.
Why This Verse Was Tagged
This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Related Verses
“Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.”
“So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.”
“And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.”
“Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.”
“And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.”