Holy Scripture
2 Kings 6:4
A church father on this verse
“Elisha, by casting a stick into the river Jordan, recovered the iron part of the axe with which the sons of the prophets had gone to cut down trees to build the house in which they wished to read and study the law and commandments of God; even as our Christ, by being crucified on the tree, and by purifying us with wat…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down wood.
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2Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and make for ourselves a habitation there.
3And he said, Go. And one of them said gently, Come with thy servants. And he said, I will go.
— 2 Kings 6:4 —
5And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.
6And the man of God said, Where did it fall? and he showed him the place: and he broke off a stick, and threw it in there, and the iron came to the surface.