2 Kings 6:7

7 And he said: Take it up. And he put 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 And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the ax fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed.
6 And the man of God said: Where did it fall? and he shewed him the place: Then he cut off a piece of wood, and cast it in thither: and the iron swam.
7 And he said: Take it up. And he put out his hand, and took it.
8 And the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying: In such and such a place, let us lay an ambush.
9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying: Beware that thou pass not to such a place: for the Syrians are there in ambush.
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