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Let's go to the Jordan River. There everyone can get a log, and let's build a place there to live." Elisha said, "Go."
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One of them said, "Please go with us." Elisha answered, "I will go,"
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so he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they cut down some trees.
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As one man was cutting down a tree, the head of his ax fell into the water. He yelled, "Oh, my master! I borrowed that ax!"
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Elisha asked, "Where did it fall?" The man showed him the place. Then Elisha cut down a stick and threw it into the water, and it made the iron head float.
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Elisha said, "Pick up the axhead." Then the man reached out and took it.
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The king of Aram was at war with Israel. He had a council meeting with his officers and said, "I will set up my camp in this place."
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Elisha, the man of God, sent a message to the king of Israel, saying, "Be careful! Don't pass that place, because the Arameans are going down there!"
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The king of Israel checked the place about which Elisha had warned him. Elisha warned him several times, so the king protected himself there.
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The king of Aram was angry about this. He called his officers together and demanded, "Tell me who of us is working for the king of Israel."
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One of the officers said, "None, my master and king. It's Elisha, the prophet from Israel. He can tell you what you speak in your bedroom."