3 One of them said, “Please come along with your servants.” He replied, “All right, I’ll come.”
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 log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”
6 The prophet asked, “Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float.
7 He said, “Lift it out.” So he reached out his hand and grabbed it.
8 Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said, “Invade at such and such a place.”
9 But the prophet sent this message to the king of Israel, “Make sure you don’t pass through this place because Syria is invading there.”