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And a certain man drew a bow at a
venture, and
smote the king of Israel between
the joints of
the harness: wherefore he said unto
the driver of his
chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of
the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck
the king of Israel between
the joints of his
armor. So
the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of
the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
And
the battle increased that day: and
the king was stayed up in his
chariot against
the Syrians, and died at even: and
the blood ran out of
the wound into
the midst of
the chariot.
The battle
raged throughout that day, and
the king was
propped up in his
chariot facing
the Arameans. And
the blood from his wound ran out
onto the floor of
the chariot, and that evening he died.
And
there went a
proclamation throughout
the host about
the going down of
the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
As
the sun was setting,
the cry
rang out in
the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
And one washed
the chariot in
the pool of Samaria; and
the dogs
licked up his blood; and
they washed his armour; according unto
the word of
the LORD which he spake.
And
the chariot was washed at
the pool of Samaria where
the prostitutes bathed, and
the dogs
licked up
Ahab’s blood, according to
the word that
the LORD had spoken.
Now
the rest of
the acts of
Ahab, and all that he did, and
the ivory house which he made, and all
the cities that he built, are
they not written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of Israel?
As for
the rest of
the acts of
Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and
the ivory palace and all
the cities he built, are
they not written in
the Book of
the Chronicles of
the Kings of Israel?
And
Jehoshaphat the son of
Asa began to reign over Judah in
the fourth year of
Ahab king of Israel.
In
the fourth year of
Ahab’s reign over Israel,
Jehoshaphat son of
Asa became king of Judah.
Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah
the daughter of Shilhi.
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
And he walked in all
the ways of
Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in
the eyes of
the LORD: nevertheless
the high places were not taken away; for
the people offered and burnt incense yet in
the high places.
And
Jehoshaphat walked in all
the ways of his father
Asa; he did not turn away from
them, but did what was right in
the eyes of
the LORD.
The high places, however, were not removed;
the people still sacrificed and burned incense on
the high places.
Now
the rest of
the acts of
Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he
warred, are
they not written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of Judah?
As for
the rest of
the acts of
Jehoshaphat, along with
the might he exercised and how he
waged war, are
they not written in
the Book of
the Chronicles of
the Kings of Judah?
And
the remnant of
the sodomites, which remained in
the days of his father
Asa, he took out of
the land.
He banished from
the land
the male
shrine prostitutes who remained from
the days of his father
Asa.
There was
then no king in
Edom: a deputy was king.
And
there was no king in
Edom; a deputy served as king.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to
Ophir for gold: but
they went not; for
the ships were broken at Ezion-
geber.
And
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his
stead.
And
Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with
them in
the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
And he did evil in
the sight of
the LORD, and walked in
the way of his father, and in
the way of his mother, and in
the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
And he did evil in
the sight of
the LORD and walked in
the ways of his father and mother and of
Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
For he served
Baal, and worshipped him, and
provoked to anger
the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
Ahaziah served and worshiped
Baal,
provoking the LORD,
the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after
the death of
Ahab.
After
the death of
Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.
And
Ahaziah fell down through a
lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto
them, Go,
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
Now
Ahaziah had fallen through
the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and
instructed them: “Go inquire of
Baal-
zebub,
the god of
Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
But
the angel of
the LORD said to
Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet
the messengers of
the king of Samaria, and say unto
them, Is it not because
there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron?
But
the angel of
the LORD said to
Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet
the messengers of
the king of Samaria and ask
them, ‘Is it because
there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of
Baal-
zebub,
the god of
Ekron?’
Now
therefore thus saith
the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And
Elijah departed.
Therefore this is what
the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from
the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So
Elijah departed.
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
And
they said unto him,
There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto
the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith
the LORD, Is it not because
there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron?
therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to
the king who sent you and tell him that this is what
the LORD says: Is it because
there is no God in Israel that you are sending
these men to inquire of
Baal-
zebub,
the god of
Ekron?
Therefore you will not get up from
the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
And
they answered him, He was an
hairy man, and
girt with a
girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is
Elijah the Tishbite.
“He was a
hairy man,”
they answered, “with a leather belt around his
waist.” “It was
Elijah the Tishbite,” said
the king.
Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
Then King
Ahaziah sent to
Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So
the captain went up to
Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God,
the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
And
Elijah answered and said to
the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God,
then let fire come down from heaven, and
consume thee and thy fifty. And
there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
Elijah answered
the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and
consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed
the captain and his fifty men.
Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
So
the king sent to
Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And
the captain said to
Elijah, “Man of God,
the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
And
Elijah answered and said unto
them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and
consume thee and thy fifty. And
the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
Again
Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and
consume you and your fifty men.” And
the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed
the captain and his fifty men.
And he sent again a captain of
the third fifty with his fifty. And
the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before
Elijah, and
besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray
thee, let my life, and
the life of
these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
So
the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And
the third captain went up, fell on his knees before
Elijah, and
begged him, “Man of God, may my life and
the lives of
these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.
Behold,
there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up
the two captains of
the former
fifties with
their fifties:
therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
And
the angel of
the LORD said unto
Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto
the king.
Then the angel of
the LORD said to
Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So
Elijah got up and went down with him to
the king.
And he said unto him, Thus saith
the LORD,
Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron, is it not because
there is no God in Israel to
enquire of his word?
therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And
Elijah said to King
Ahaziah, “This is what
the LORD says: Is
there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of
Baal-
zebub,
the god of
Ekron?
Therefore you will not get up from
the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
So he died according to
the word of
the LORD which
Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his
stead in
the second year of Jehoram
the son of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
So
Ahaziah died according to
the word of
the LORD that
Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in
the second year of
the reign of Jehoram son of
Jehoshaphat over Judah.
Now
the rest of
the acts of
Ahaziah which he did, are
they not written in
the book of
the chronicles of
the kings of Israel?
As for
the rest of
the acts of
Ahaziah, along with his accomplishments, are
they not written in
the Book of
the Chronicles of
the Kings of Israel?
And
Elijah said unto
Elisha,
Tarry here, I pray
thee; for
the LORD hath sent me to
Bethel. And
Elisha said unto him, As
the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. So
they went down to
Bethel.
and
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for
the LORD has sent me on to
Bethel.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as
the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So
they went down to
Bethel.
And
the sons of
the prophets that were at
Bethel came forth to
Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that
the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said,
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
Then the sons of
the prophets at
Bethel came out to
Elisha and said, “Do you know that
the LORD will take your master away from you
today?” “
Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
And
Elijah said unto him,
Elisha,
tarry here, I pray
thee; for
the LORD hath sent me to
Jericho. And he said, As
the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. So
they came to
Jericho.
And
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for
the LORD has sent me on to
Jericho.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as
the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So
they went to
Jericho.
And
the sons of
the prophets that were at
Jericho came to
Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that
the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered,
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
Then the sons of
the prophets at
Jericho came up to
Elisha and said, “Do you know that
the LORD will take your master away from you
today?” “
Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
And
Elijah said unto him,
Tarry, I pray
thee, here; for
the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As
the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. And
they two went on.
And
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for
the LORD has sent me on to
the Jordan.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as
the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So
the two of
them went on.
And fifty men of
the sons of
the prophets went, and stood to view
afar off: and
they two stood by Jordan.
Then a company of fifty of
the sons of
the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing
Elijah and
Elisha as
the two of
them stood by
the Jordan.
And
Elijah took his
mantle, and
wrapped it together, and
smote the waters, and
they were divided
hither and thither, so that
they two went over on dry ground.
And
Elijah took his
cloak, rolled it up, and struck
the waters, which parted to
the right and to
the left, so that
the two of
them crossed over on dry ground.
And it came to pass, when
they were gone over, that
Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for
thee, before I be taken away from
thee. And
Elisha said, I pray
thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
After
they had crossed over,
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me
inherit a double portion of your spirit,”
Elisha replied.
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
“You have requested a difficult thing,” said
Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not,
then it will not be so.”
And it came to pass, as
they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a
chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted
them both
asunder; and
Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven.
As
they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a
chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated
the two of
them, and
Elijah went up into heaven in a
whirlwind.
And
Elisha saw it, and he
cried, My father, my father,
the chariot of Israel, and
the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent
them in two pieces.
He took up also
the mantle of
Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by
the bank of Jordan;
And he took
the mantle of
Elijah that fell from him, and
smote the waters, and said, Where is
the LORD God of
Elijah? and when he also had
smitten the waters,
they parted
hither and thither: and
Elisha went over.
Then he took
the cloak of
Elijah that had fallen from him and struck
the waters. “Where now is
the LORD,
the God of
Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck
the waters,
they parted to
the right and to
the left, and
Elisha crossed over.
And when
the sons of
the prophets which were to view at
Jericho saw him,
they said,
The spirit of
Elijah doth rest on
Elisha. And
they came to meet him, and bowed
themselves to
the ground before him.
When
the sons of
the prophets who were facing him from
Jericho saw what had happened,
they said, “
The spirit of
Elijah rests on
Elisha.” And
they went to meet him and bowed down to
the ground before him.
And
they said unto him, Behold now,
there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let
them go, we pray
thee, and seek thy master: lest
peradventure the Spirit of
the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
“Look now,”
they said to
Elisha, “we your servants have fifty
valiant men. Please let
them go and search for your master. Perhaps
the Spirit of
the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of
the mountains or in one of
the valleys.” “Do not send
them,”
Elisha replied.
And when
they urged him till he was
ashamed, he said, Send.
They sent
therefore fifty men; and
they sought three days, but found him not.
But when
they pressed him to
the point of
embarrassment, he said, “Send
them.” And
they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find
Elijah.
And when
they came again to him, (for he
tarried at
Jericho,) he said unto
them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
When
they returned to
Elisha, who was staying in
Jericho, he said to
them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
And
the men of
the city said unto
Elisha, Behold, I pray
thee,
the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord
seeth: but
the water is
naught, and
the ground barren.
Then the men of
the city said to
Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that
the city’s
location is good, as you can see. But
the water is bad and
the land is unfruitful.”
And he said, Bring me a new
cruse, and put salt
therein. And
they bring it to him.
“Bring me a new
bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So
they brought it to him,
And he went forth unto
the spring of
the waters, and cast
the salt in
there, and said, Thus saith
the LORD, I have
healed these waters;
there shall not be from
thence any more death or barren land.
and
Elisha went out to
the spring, cast
the salt into it, and said, “This is what
the LORD says: ‘I have
healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’”
So
the waters were
healed unto this day, according to
the saying of
Elisha which he spake.
And
the waters
there have been healthy to this day, according to
the word spoken by
Elisha.
And he went up from
thence unto
Bethel: and as he was going up by
the way,
there came forth little children out of
the city, and
mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou
bald head; go up, thou
bald head.
And he turned back, and looked on
them, and
cursed them in
the name of
the LORD. And
there came forth two she bears out of
the wood, and
tare forty and two children of
them.
Then he turned around, looked at
them, and called down a
curse on
them in
the name of
the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of
the woods and
mauled forty-two of
the boys.
And he went from
thence to mount
Carmel, and from
thence he returned to Samaria.
And
Elisha went on to Mount
Carmel, and from
there he returned to Samaria.
Now Jehoram
the son of
Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria
the eighteenth year of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
In
the eighteenth year of
Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of
Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
And he wrought evil in
the sight of
the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away
the image of
Baal that his father had made.
And he did evil in
the sight of
the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed
the sacred
pillar of
Baal that his father had made.
Nevertheless he
cleaved unto
the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not
therefrom.
Nevertheless, he
clung to
the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from
them.
And Mesha king of Moab was a
sheepmaster, and rendered unto
the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with
the wool.
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
But it came to pass, when
Ahab was dead, that
the king of Moab rebelled against
the king of Israel.
But after
the death of
Ahab,
the king of Moab rebelled against
the king of Israel.
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and
mobilized all Israel.
And he went and sent to
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying,
The king of Moab hath rebelled against me:
wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
And he sent a message to
Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “
The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied
Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered,
The way through
the wilderness of
Edom.
Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of
the Desert of
Edom,” replied
Joram.
So
the king of Israel went, and
the king of Judah, and
the king of
Edom: and
they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and
there was no water for
the host, and for
the cattle that followed
them.
So
the king of Israel,
the king of Judah, and
the king of
Edom set out, and after
they had traveled a
roundabout route for seven days,
they had no water for
their army or for
their animals.
And
the king of Israel said,
Alas! that
the LORD hath called
these three kings together, to deliver
them into
the hand of Moab!
“
Alas,” said
the king of Israel, “for
the LORD has summoned
these three kings to deliver
them into
the hand of Moab!”
But
Jehoshaphat said, Is
there not here a prophet of
the LORD, that we may
enquire of
the LORD by him? And one of
the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is
Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on
the hands of
Elijah.
But
Jehoshaphat asked, “Is
there no prophet of
the LORD here? Let us inquire of
the LORD through him.” And one of
the servants of
the king of Israel answered, “
Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on
the hands of
Elijah.”
And
Jehoshaphat said,
The word of
the LORD is with him. So
the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat and
the king of
Edom went down to him.
And
Elisha said unto
the king of Israel, What have I to do with
thee? get
thee to
the prophets of thy father, and to
the prophets of thy mother. And
the king of Israel said unto him,
Nay: for
the LORD hath called
these three kings together, to deliver
them into
the hand of Moab.
Elisha, however, said to
the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to
the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied
the king of Israel, “for it is
the LORD who has summoned
these three kings to deliver
them into
the hand of Moab.”
And
Elisha said, As
the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard
the presence of
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward
thee, nor see
thee.
Then Elisha said, “As surely as
the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for
the presence of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
But now bring me a
minstrel. And it came to pass, when
the minstrel played, that
the hand of
the LORD came upon him.
And he said, Thus saith
the LORD, Make this valley full of
ditches.
and he said, “This is what
the LORD says: ‘
Dig this valley full of
ditches.’
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’
And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
And it came to pass in
the morning, when
the meat offering was offered, that, behold,
there came water by
the way of
Edom, and
the country was filled with water.
The next morning, at
the time of
the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from
the direction of
Edom and filled
the land.
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
And
they rose up early in
the morning, and
the sun
shone upon
the water, and
the Moabites saw
the water on
the other side as red as blood:
When
they got up early in
the morning,
the sun was
shining on
the water, and it looked as red as blood to
the Moabites across
the way.
And
they said, This is blood:
the kings are surely slain, and
they have
smitten one another: now
therefore, Moab, to
the spoil.
“This is blood!”
they exclaimed. “
The kings have
clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to
the plunder, Moab!”
And when
they came to
the camp of Israel,
the Israelites rose up and
smote the Moabites, so that
they fled before
them: but
they went forward
smiting the Moabites, even in
their country.
But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.
And
they beat down
the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and
they stopped all
the wells of water, and felled all
the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left
they the stones
thereof;
howbeit the slingers went about it, and
smote it.
They destroyed
the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered.
They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with
slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
And when
the king of Moab saw that
the battle was too
sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto
the king of
Edom: but
they could not.
When
the king of Moab saw that
the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred
swordsmen to break through to
the king of
Edom, but
they could not prevail.
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his
stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon
the wall. And
there was great
indignation against Israel: and
they departed from him, and returned to
their own land.
So he took his
firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on
the city wall. And
there was great
fury against
the Israelites, so
they withdrew and returned to
their own land.
Now
there cried a certain woman of
the wives of
the sons of
the prophets unto
Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear
the LORD: and
the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be
bondmen.
Now
the wife of one of
the sons of
the prophets
cried out to
Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared
the LORD. And now his
creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
And
Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for
thee? tell me, what hast thou in
the house? And she said, Thine
handmaid hath not any thing in
the house, save a pot of oil.
“How can I help you?” asked
Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in
the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in
the house but a
jar of oil.”
Then he said, Go,
borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels;
borrow not a few.
“Go,” said
Elisha, “
borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.”
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another.” But he replied, “There are no more jars.” Then the oil stopped flowing.
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
And it fell on a day, that
Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she
constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as
oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
One day
Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived
there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop
there to eat.
And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God.
Let us make a little chamber, I pray
thee, on
the wall; and let us set for him
there a bed, and a table, and a
stool, and a
candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
Please let us make a small room
upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him.
Then when he comes to us, he can stay
there.”
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
One day
Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
And he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call the Shunammite woman.” And when he had called her, she stood before him,
