2 Kings 6:7

7 Elisha said, "Pick it up." The disciple reached for it and picked it up.

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 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!"

6 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.

7 Elisha said, "Pick it up." The disciple reached for it and picked it up.

8 Whenever the king of Aram was fighting against Israel, he asked for advice from his officers about where they were to camp.

9 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."