KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So he said, 'Pick it up.' And the man reached out his hand and took it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows God providing a miraculous solution - the prophet tells the man to simply reach out and take back what seemed lost forever.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the miracle where Elisha made an iron axe head float after it fell into the Jordan River. The axe head belonged to a prophet-in-training who had borrowed it, and losing it would have been a serious financial burden. Elisha threw a stick into the water, causing the heavy iron to miraculously float to the surface where it could be retrieved.
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