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2 Kings 6:5
“But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
Verse in context — 2 Kings 6
3
One said, "Please be pleased to go with your servants." He answered, "I will go.
4
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
5
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.
6
The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.
7
He said, "Take it." So he put out his hand and took it.
About 2 Kings
The decline of both kingdoms, leading to exile in Assyria and Babylon.
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