2 Kings 6:5-10

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁵ As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, ‘Oh, my master, it was borrowed! ’^(A)

⁶ Then the man of God^(B) asked, ‘Where did it fall? ’

When he showed him the place, the man of God cut a piece of wood, threw it there, and made the iron float.^{(C) 7} Then he said, ‘Pick it up.’ So he reached out and took it.

The Aramean War

⁸ When the king of Aram^(D) was waging war against Israel, he conferred with his servants, ‘My camp will be at such and such a place.’

⁹ But the man of God^(E) sent word to the king of Israel: ‘Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.’ ¹⁰ Consequently, the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had told him about. The man of God repeatedly^[a] warned the king, so the king would be on his guard.