2 Kings 6:7 (ASV)

Passage

And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

2 Kings 6:6 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 6:7 And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

2 Kings 6:8 Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

2 Kings 6:9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "take", "thee", "hand", and "took". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And the man of God said Where..." into verse 8's "Now the king of Syria was warring...", so "said" and "take" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.