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The disciples of the prophets said to Elisha, "The place where we're staying is too small for us.
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Let's go to the Jordan River. Each of us can get some logs and make a place for us to live there." Elisha said, "Go ahead."
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Then one of the disciples asked, "Won't you please come with us?" Elisha answered, "I'll go."
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So he went with them. They came to the Jordan River and began to cut down trees.
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As one of them was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no, master! It was borrowed!"
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The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" When he showed Elisha the place, Elisha cut off a piece of wood. He threw it into the water at that place and made the ax head float.
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Elisha said, "Pick it up." The disciple reached for it and picked it up.
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Whenever the king of Aram was fighting against Israel, he asked for advice from his officers about where they were to camp.
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So the man of God would send a message to the king of Israel, "Be careful not to go by that place. The Arameans are hiding there."
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Then the king of Israel would send someone to the place that the man of God told him about. Elisha warned them so that they would be on their guard. He did this repeatedly.