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The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make there a place where we may dwell.” So he answered, “Go.” Then one said, “Please consent to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.” So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.” So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.
—New King James Version®
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Resources cited in this issue
RR: New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Cit. 1: White, R. E. O. Evangelical Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1995.
Cit. 5: CSB Study Bible. Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017.
Cit. 9: Ryken, Philip Graham. Exodus: Saved for God’s Glory. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2015, quoted in Wilson, Neil S., and Nancy Ryken Taylor. The A to Z Guide to Bible Signs and Symbols: Understanding Their Meaning and Significance. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, a Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2015.
Cit. 14: Kaiser Jr., Walter C. and Tiberius Rata. Walking the Ancient Paths: A Commentary on Jeremiah. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019.
Cit. 21: Gaventa, Beverly Roberts. The New Interpreter’s Bible: One-Volume Commentary. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2010.
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