The Floating Ax Head

6 And ^(A)the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us.

³ Now ^(A)the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master ^[a]from over you today?”

And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”

Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew

³⁸ And Elisha returned to ^(A)Gilgal, and there was a ^(B)famine in the land. Now the sons of the prophets were ^(C)sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

Ahab Condemned

³⁵ Now a certain man of ^(A)the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor ^(B)by the word of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” And the man refused to strike him.

²⁰ Then ^(A)Saul sent messengers to take David. ^(B)And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also ^(C)prophesied.

⁴⁷ And the ^(A)border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, ^(B)Dan, after the name of Dan their father.