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But as one was felling a beam, the ax-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
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Integrity in Small Things
Commentators like Spurgeon and Gill highlight the prophet's cry, "Alas... it was borrowed!" This reveals his deep integrity. His distress wasn't just about losing a tool, but about his responsibility for something that wasn't his. Matthew Henry adds that for the honest poor, the inability to repay a debt is a great source of grief, emphasizing the importance of stewardship.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The ax head - This is meant literally, as noted in the margin of some Bibles. The Jews used iron for the heads of axes from a very early dat…
19th Century
Anglican
But. —In Hebrew, and it came to pass, the one was felling the beam. Not necessarily “the one” of 2 Kings 6:3,…
Baptist
These young men were too poor to buy their own tools, so they asked for a kind loan of an axe-head to use in the Lord's service. It was very natura…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But as one was felling a beam Cutting down a tree, or a branch of it:
the axe head fell into the …
There is a certain pleasantness in the conversation of God's servants, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and weariness of lab…
