The prophets needed to expand their living quarters so they went near the Jordan to cut down trees, but one of the men was alarmed because his iron axe head he had borrowed fell into the water. Not to worry, Elisha made the iron axe-head float so that it could be recovered!
The King of Aram was at war with Israel and he was furious with Elisha because he kept tipping-off the King of Israel as to the Arameans' whereabouts and the likes. So the King of Aram sent a strong force of soldiers to arrest Elisha. When the soldiers surrounded the city Elisha's servant was terrified, but Elisha told him not to be scared because those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Elisha prayed for his servant's eyes to be opened and he saw the spiritual forces at Elisha's disposal. When the soldiers came to get Elisha God blinded them and they were tricked into Samaria where they were fed and watered before being sent home.
Some time later the Arameans sieged Samaria causing a massive famine where a donkey's head was sold for a kilo of silver! One woman told the king of Israel that her and her friend had just eaten her son but now her friend wasn't willing to kill and eat her son as had been agreed! And the king apparently blamed Elisha for the terrible situation and wanted to kill him.
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