2 Kings 6:6

King James Version (KJV)

And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

Translations

2 Kings 6:6 - Amplified Bible

The man of God said, Where did it fall? When shown the place, Elisha cut off a stick and threw it in there, and the iron floated.

2 Kings 6:6 - American Standard Version

And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

2 Kings 6:6 - Bible in Basic English

And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.

2 Kings 6:6 - Darby Bible

And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.

2 Kings 6:6 - English Standard Version

Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float.

2 Kings 6:6 - King James Version

And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

2 Kings 6:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces el hombre de Dios dijo: ¿Dònde cayò? Y cuando le mostrò el lugar, cortò un palo y lo echò allì, e hizo flotar el hierro.

2 Kings 6:6 - The Message

The Holy Man said, "Where did it sink?"    The man showed him the place.    He cut off a branch and tossed it at the spot. The axhead floated up.

2 Kings 6:6 - New American Standard Bible

Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw {it} in there, and made the iron float.

2 Kings 6:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces el hombre de Dios dijo: "¿Dònde cayò?" Y cuando le mostrò el lugar, cortò un palo y lo echò allì, e hizo flotar el hierro.

2 Kings 6:6 - World English Bible

The man of God said, Where fell it? He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, and cast it in there, and made the iron to swim.

2 Kings 6:6 - Young's Living Translation

And the man of God saith, `Whither hath it fallen?` and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim,

2 Kings 6:6 - Additional Comments

Even prophets did not know everything - they only knew what God revealed to them for a purpose. Remember that God orchestrates events in your life for the best for us, even though it's hard to see sometimes.
God designed the laws of nature. The laws of nature only work as long as God lets them work in the natural methods that He designed. What would it take to get an ax head to float? Why did the ax head not float until Elisha threw the stick in there? The amusing things is how people try to explain what happened through some means of science, within the normal laws of nature. No, this was a miracle, outside of the laws of nature. An ax made of iron floated on water. God, in that small area of the ax head and the water, violated the laws of nature by a miracle.
God can alter the laws of nature because he created the laws of nature. Therefore truly nothing is beyond God's ability in this world.

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