2 Kings 6:1-7

Evangelical Heritage Version

An Ax Floats

6 The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we are living with you is too cramped for us. ² Let’s go to the Jordan, and every one of us will get a wooden beam from there so we can build a place there for us to live.”

He said, “Go ahead.”

³ Then one of them said, “Won’t you also please come along with your servants?”

He said, “I will come.” ⁴ So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down trees. ⁵ But while one of them was cutting down a tree for a beam, the ax fell into the water.

He cried out, “Oh no, my lord! It was borrowed!”

⁶ But the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” Then he showed him the place. He cut off a piece of wood and threw it into the water, and the ax floated.

⁷ Then he said, “Pick it up.” So he reached out his hand and took it.