She went and told Elisha. And the prophet said to her, “Go, sell the oil and pay what you owe. You and your sons can live on what is left.”
But God spoke his word to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,
So she took him up and laid him on Elisha’s bed. Then she shut the door and left.
The woman said to her husband, “I know that this is a holy man of God who passes by our house all the time.
Elisha said, “Pick up the axhead.” Then the man reached out and took it.
Elisha, the man of God, sent a message to the king of Israel, saying, “Be careful! Don’t pass that place, because the Arameans are going down there!”
The wicked borrow and don’t pay back, but those who do right give freely to others.
If someone does wrong to you, do not pay him back by doing wrong to him. Try to do what everyone thinks is right.
Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.
If you do, then people who are not believers will respect you, and you will not have to depend on others for what you need.