2 Kings 6:7

7 He said, "Pick it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.

2 Kings 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:7

Therefore said he, take it up to thee
This the prophet said to the man that had lost it:

and he put out his hand, and took it;
it being on the top of the water within his reach.

2 Kings 6:7 In-Context

5 But as one was felling a log, his ax head fell into the water; he cried out, "Alas, master! It was borrowed."
6 Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick, and threw it in there, and made the iron float.
7 He said, "Pick it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
8 Once when the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he took counsel with his officers. He said, "At such and such a place shall be my camp."
9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, "Take care not to pass this place, because the Arameans are going down there."
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