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2 Kings 6:4-6
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4 So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they started cutting down trees. 5 As one of them was felling a tree, the ax head[a] dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no,[b] my master! It was borrowed!” 6 The prophet[c] asked, “Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha[d] cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float.

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  1. 2 Kings 6:5 tn Heb “iron.”
  2. 2 Kings 6:5 tn Or “ah.”
  3. 2 Kings 6:6 tn Heb “man of God” (also in v. 9).
  4. 2 Kings 6:6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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