מלכים ב, פרק ו׳, פסוק ז׳

A miraculous event often requires a final human action to bring it to completion. The extraordinary moment of the lost axe head rising to the surface concludes with a simple, practical instruction. Elisha directs his student [ביאור שטיינזלץ] to physically take hold of the iron and lift it up to himself [מצודת דוד]. The specific command given to lift the object is exceptionally rare, echoing the exact instruction found in only one other biblical moment: the command to lift a staff [מנחת שי].