Not the way you expected

The theme of the stories of Elisha in 2 Kings seem to be that God does things in not the way that we humans would expect.
- at the start of 2 Kings 6 a metal axe head (assumed heavy metal) is made to float
- in 2 Kings 6 the Arameans who come to kill Elisha are struck with a sort of blindness that allows Elisha to guide them into Samaria where the king of Israel was. And instead of killing them, he gives them a meal. This also stops the Aram bandits raids on Israel
- in 2 Kings 7 the seige against Samaria is broken as 4 lepers go towards the opposing camp and the people who are seiging think is it another army. This story is one of my favorites in the Bible because it is such a great picture to me. You've got these 4 guys who are sick and starving. They are pretty desperate. They realize if they stay where they are, they will die. They have to move. So they decide to try surrendering to the opposing army. Their intent is not to scare away the opposing army, but to ask for mercy. So they head out and as they walk, God transforms the situation. Sometimes we just have to walk.