Elisha has enjoyed a fair bit of interaction with the band of prophets (literally “sons of the prophets”) to this point; further activity is the subject of the first episode of this chapter (6:1–7), recovering the borrowed (literally “asked for”) ax head. In this account, a miracle occurs when the man complies with the prophet’s directive, even if seemingly arbitrary (“When he showed him the place . . .”), just as with Naaman the Aramean. Even the sons of the prophets need such periodic reminders, as do foreign lepers and servants like …