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2 Kings 6:1-23 — An Axhead Floats; Elisha and the Arameans

2Kgs.6.1-23

¹The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please look: the place where we dwell before you is too cramped for us.” ²Please let us go to the Jordan, and let each man take one beam from there, and let us make a place for ourselves there to dwell.“ He said, ”Go." ³Then one of them said, “Please be willing to go with your servants.” And he said, “I will go.” ⁴So he went with them, and they came to the Jordan and cut down trees. ⁵But as one was felling a beam, the iron axehead fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.” ⁶The man of God said, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it there, and the iron floated. ⁷Then he said, “Lift it out.” So he reached out his hand and took it. ⁸Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel, and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will be at such and such a place.” ⁹Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware of passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.” ¹⁰So the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he guarded himself there more than once or twice. ¹¹And the heart of the king of Aram was greatly troubled over this matter; so he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not tell me who among us is for the king of Israel?” ¹²One of his servants said, “No, my lord the king. But Elisha the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber .” ¹³So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and seize him.” And it was told him, “Behold, he is in Dothan.” ¹⁴So he sent horses, chariots, and a great force there; they came by night and surrounded the city. ¹⁵When the servant of the man of God rose early and went out, behold, a force with horses and chariots was surrounding the city. And his young servant said to him, “Alas, my master, what shall we do?” ¹⁶He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” ¹⁷Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes, that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. ¹⁸When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD and said, “Please strike this people with blindness .” So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. ¹⁹And Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man whom you seek.” And he led them to Samaria. ²⁰And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were inside Samaria. ²¹When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?” ²²But he said, “You shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” ²³So he prepared a great feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the raiding parties of Aram did not come again into the land of Israel.

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4/11/2026

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