2 Kings 6:5-15

5As one of them was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh no, master! It was borrowed!”

6The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed Elisha the place, Elisha cut off a piece of wood. He threw it into the water at that place and made the ax head float.

7Elisha said, “Pick it up.” The disciple reached for it and picked it up.

8Whenever the king of Aram was fighting against Israel, he asked for advice from his officers about where they were to camp.

9So the man of God would send a message to the king of Israel, “Be careful not to go by that place. The Arameans are hiding there.”

10Then the king of Israel would send someone to the place that the man of God told him about. Elisha warned them so that they would be on their guard. He did this repeatedly.

11The king of Aram was very angry about this. He called his officers and asked them, “Won’t you tell me who among us is ⌞a spy⌟ for the king of Israel?”

12One of his officers answered, “No one, Your Majesty. Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel everything you say—even what you say in your bedroom.”

13The king said, “Find out where he is. Then I will send men to capture him.” The king was told, “He is in Dothan.”

14So the king sent horses and chariots and a large fighting unit there. They came at night and surrounded the city.

15When the servant of the man of God got up in the morning and went outside, he saw troops, horses, and chariots surrounding the city. Elisha’s servant asked, “Master, what should we do?”