1. The sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too tight for us.
2. Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and each one take a beam from there, and let us make us a place there where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.
3. And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy slaves. And he answered, I will go.
4. So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down the wood.
5. But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water, and he cried and said, Alas, master! It was borrowed.
6. And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. Then he cut down a stick and cast it in there and caused the iron to swim.
7. And he said unto him, Take it. And he put out his hand and took it.
8. Then the king of Syria warred against Israel and took counsel with his slaves, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware to not pass through such and such a place, for the Syrians are going there.
10. Then the king of Israel sent to the place, which the man of God told him and warned him of and kept himself from there, not once nor twice.
11. Therefore, the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled over this thing, and he called his slaves and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?