The Axe Head Floats

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha,“Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.”

“Go,” said [Elisha].

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Then one of them said,“Please come with your servants.”

“I will come,” he replied.

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So [Elisha] went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees. 5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron [axe head] fell into the water.“Oh, my master,” he cried out“it was borrowed!”

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“Where did it fall?” asked the man of God.

And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.

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“Lift [it] out he said, and [the man] reached out his hand and took it.

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