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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.
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He said, "Pick it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
8
Once when the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he took counsel with his officers. He said, "At such and such a place shall be my camp."
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But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, "Take care not to pass this place, because the Arameans are going down there."
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The king of Israel sent word to the place of which the man of God spoke. More than once or twice he warned such a place so that it was on the alert.
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The mind of the king of Aram was greatly perturbed because of this; he called his officers and said to them, "Now tell me who among us sides with the king of Israel?"
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Then one of his officers said, "No one, my lord king. It is Elisha, the prophet in Israel, who tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber."
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He said, "Go and find where he is; I will send and seize him." He was told, "He is in Dothan."
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So he sent horses and chariots there and a great army; they came by night, and surrounded the city.
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When an attendant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. His servant said, "Alas, master! What shall we do?"
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He replied, "Do not be afraid, for there are more with us than there are with them."