2 Kings 6:5-15

5As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”

6The 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.

7He said, “Lift it out.” So he reached out his hand and grabbed it.

8Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said, “Invade at such and such a place.”

9But the prophet sent this message to the king of Israel, “Make sure you don’t pass through this place because Syria is invading there.”

10So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

11This made the king of Syria upset. So he summoned his advisers and said to them, “One of us must be helping the king of Israel.”

12One of his advisers said, “No, my master, O king. The prophet Elisha who lives in Israel keeps telling the king of Israel the things you say in your bedroom.”

13The king ordered, “Go, find out where he is, so I can send some men to capture him.” The king was told, “He is in Dothan.”

14So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army. They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.

15The prophet’s attendant got up early in the morning. When he went outside there was an army surrounding the city, along with horses and chariots. He said to Elisha, “Oh no, my master! What will we do?”