II Kings 6:5
The Scripture
(5) But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Elisha caused a lost axe head to float, then revealed the Syrian king's battle plans to Israel and struck a Syrian army with blindness before leading them into Samaria and having them fed and released. The Syrians later besieged Samaria so severely that famine drove some inhabitants to cannibalism, prompting the king of Israel to blame Elisha and seek his death.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 10:10Isaiah 10:34II Kings 6:15II Kings 3:10Revelation 18:10Revelation 18:16Revelation 18:19II Kings 4:7Exodus 22:14Exodus 22:15Psalms 37:21
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