2 Kings 6:7

7 And he said, “Take 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 axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my 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 And he said, “Take it up. ” So he reached out his hand and took it.

8 Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place shall be my camp. ”

9 But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there. ”