1. And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us.
2. Let us go, we pray you, unto the Jordan, and take there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go.
3. And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go.
4. So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5. But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6. And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in there; and the iron did float.
7. Therefore he said, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand, and took it.
8. Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, 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 that you pass not this place; for there the Syrians have come down.
10. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.