So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. ] Trees which grew upon the banks of it, to build their house with, at least for the rafters and flooring of it, supposing the walls to be built of stone.
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Give us permission to go to the Jordan and cut down some trees, so that we can build a place to live." "All right," Elisha answered.
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One of them urged him to go with them; he agreed,
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and they set out together. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began to work.
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As one of them was cutting down a tree, suddenly his iron ax head fell in the water. "What shall I do, sir?" he exclaimed to Elisha. "It was a borrowed ax!"
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"Where did it fall?" Elisha asked. The man showed him the place, and Elisha cut off a stick, threw it in the water, and made the ax head float.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.