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And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
and
Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to
the king or
the commander of
the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
And he said, What
then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
“Call her,” said
Elisha. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in
the doorway.
And he said, About this season, according to
the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said,
Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine
handmaid.
And
Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your
maidservant, O man of God.”
And
the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that
Elisha had said unto her, according to
the time of life.
But
the woman did conceive, and at that time
the next year she gave birth to a son, just as
Elisha had told her.
And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters.
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till
noon, and
then died.
After
the servant had
picked him up and carried him to his mother,
the boy sat on her
lap until
noon, and
then he died.
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray
thee, one of
the young men, and one of
the asses, that I may run to
the man of God, and come again.
And
the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of
the servants and one of
the donkeys, that I may go quickly to
the man of God and return.”
Then she
saddled an
ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward;
slack not thy riding for me, except I
bid thee.
So she went and came unto
the man of God to mount
Carmel. And it came to pass, when
the man of God saw her
afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold,
yonder is that Shunammite:
So she set out and went to
the man of God at Mount
Carmel. When
the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look,
there is
the Shunammite woman.
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” And she answered, “Everything is all right.”
And when she came to
the man of God to
the hill, she caught him by
the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And
the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is
vexed within her: and
the LORD hath
hid it from me, and hath not told me.
When she reached
the man of God at
the mountain, she
clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to
push her away, but
the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and
the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not
deceive me?
Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not
deceive me?’”
Then he said to Gehazi,
Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man,
salute him not; and if any
salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon
the face of
the child.
So
Elisha said to Gehazi, “
Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet
anyone, do not
greet him, and if
anyone greets you, do not answer him.
Then lay my staff on
the boy’s face.”
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
And
the mother of
the boy said, “As surely as
the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
And Gehazi passed on before
them, and laid
the staff upon
the face of
the child; but
there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying,
The child is not
awaked.
Gehazi went on
ahead of
them and laid
the staff on
the boy’s face, but
there was no sound or
response. So he went back to meet
Elisha and told him, “
The boy has not
awakened.”
And when
Elisha was come into
the house, behold,
the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
When
Elisha reached
the house,
there was
the boy lying dead on his bed.
He went in
therefore, and shut
the door upon
them twain, and prayed unto
the LORD.
So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
Then Elisha got on
the bed and lay on
the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him,
the boy’s body became warm.
Then he returned, and walked in
the house to and
fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and
the child
sneezed seven times, and
the child opened his eyes.
Elisha turned away and
paced back and forth across
the room.
Then he got on
the bed and stretched himself out over
the boy again, and
the boy
sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call
the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came.
Then Elisha said, “
Pick up your son.”
Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to
the ground.
Then she
picked up her son and went out.
And
Elisha came again to
Gilgal: and
there was a
dearth in
the land; and
the sons of
the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on
the great pot, and
seethe pottage for
the sons of
the prophets.
When
Elisha returned to
Gilgal,
there was a famine in
the land. As
the sons of
the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his
attendant, “Put on
the large pot and
boil some
stew for
the sons of
the prophets.”
And one went out into
the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered
thereof wild gourds his
lap full, and came and
shred them into
the pot of
pottage: for
they knew
them not.
One of
them went out to
the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold.
Then he came back and cut
them up into
the pot of
stew, though no one knew what
they were.
So
they poured out for
the men to eat. And it came to pass, as
they were eating of
the pottage, that
they cried out, and said, O thou man of God,
there is death in
the pot. And
they could not eat
thereof.
And
they poured it out for
the men to eat, but when
they tasted
the stew they cried out, “
There is death in
the pot, O man of God!” And
they could not eat it.
But he said,
Then bring meal. And he cast it into
the pot; and he said, Pour out for
the people, that
they may eat. And
there was no
harm in
the pot.
Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into
the pot and said, “Pour it out for
the people to eat.” And
there was nothing
harmful in
the pot.
And
there came a man from
Baal-shalisha, and brought
the man of God bread of
the firstfruits, twenty
loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in
the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto
the people, that
they may eat.
Now a man from
Baal-shalishah came to
the man of God with a
sack of twenty
loaves of barley bread from
the first ripe grain. “Give it to
the people to eat,” said
Elisha.
And his
servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give
the people, that
they may eat: for thus saith
the LORD,
They shall eat, and shall leave
thereof.
But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty
loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to
the people to eat,” said
Elisha, “for this is what
the LORD says: ‘
They will eat and have some left over.’”
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
So he set it before
them, and
they ate and had some left over, according to
the word of
the LORD.
Now
Naaman, captain of
the host of
the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him
the LORD had given
deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a
leper.
Now
Naaman,
the commander of
the army of
the king of
Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him
the LORD had given victory to
Aram. And he was a mighty man of
valor, but he was a
leper.
And
the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away
captive out of
the land of Israel a little
maid; and she waited on
Naaman’s wife.
At this time
the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young
girl from
the land of Israel, and she was serving
Naaman’s wife.
And she said unto her
mistress, Would God my lord were with
the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his
leprosy.
She said to her
mistress, “If only my master would go to
the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his
leprosy.”
And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said
the maid that is of
the land of Israel.
And
Naaman went and told his master what
the girl from
the land of Israel had said.
And
the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto
the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of
raiment.
“Go now,” said
the king of
Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to
the king of Israel.” So
Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
And he brought
the letter to
the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto
thee, behold, I have
therewith sent
Naaman my servant to
thee, that thou mayest recover him of his
leprosy.
And
the letter that he took to
the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant
Naaman, so that you may cure him of his
leprosy.”
And it came to pass, when
the king of Israel had read
the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man
doth send unto me to recover a man of his
leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
When
the king of Israel read
the letter, he
tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a
leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
And it was so, when
Elisha the man of God had heard that
the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to
the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that
there is a prophet in Israel.
Now when
Elisha the man of God heard that
the king of Israel had
torn his clothes, he sent a message to
the king: “Why have you
torn your clothes? Please let
the man come to me, and he will know that
there is a prophet in Israel.”
So
Naaman came with his horses and with his
chariot, and stood at
the door of
the house of
Elisha.
And
Elisha sent a
messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in
the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to
thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Then Elisha sent him a
messenger, who said, “Go and wash
yourself seven times in
the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
But
Naaman was
wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on
the name of
the LORD his God, and strike his hand over
the place, and recover
the leper.
But
Naaman went away
angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on
the name of
the LORD his God, and wave his hand over
the spot to cure my
leprosy.
Are not
Abana and
Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all
the waters of Israel? may I not wash in
them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a
rage.
Are not
the Abanah and
Pharpar,
the rivers of Damascus, better than all
the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in
them and been
cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a
rage.
And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if
the prophet had
bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather
then, when he saith to
thee, Wash, and be clean?
Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if
the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more,
then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be
cleansed’?”
Then went he down, and
dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to
the saying of
the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto
the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
So
Naaman went down and
dipped himself in
the Jordan seven times, according to
the word of
the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to
the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that
there is no God in all
the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
But
Elisha replied, “As surely as
the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although
Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
And
Naaman said, Shall
there not
then, I pray
thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto
the LORD.
“If you will not,” said
Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but
the LORD.
In this thing
the LORD
pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into
the house of
Rimmon to worship
there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in
the house of
Rimmon: when I bow down myself in
the house of
Rimmon,
the LORD
pardon thy servant in this thing.
Yet may
the LORD
forgive your servant this one thing: When my master goes into
the temple of
Rimmon to worship
there, and he leans on my arm, and I bow down in
the temple of
Rimmon, may
the LORD
forgive your servant in this matter.”
But Gehazi,
the servant of
Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath
spared Naaman this
Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as
the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
Gehazi,
the servant of
Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has
spared this
Aramean,
Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as
the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
So Gehazi followed after
Naaman. And when
Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from
the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
So Gehazi pursued
Naaman. And when
Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from
the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”
And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”
And
Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid
them upon two of his servants; and
they bare
them before him.
But
Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept
them.
Then he
tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave
them to two of his servants, who carried
them ahead of Gehazi.
And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with
thee, when
the man turned again from his
chariot to meet
thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
But
Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when
the man got down from his
chariot to meet you? Is this
the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
The leprosy therefore of
Naaman shall
cleave unto
thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a
leper as white as snow.
And
the sons of
the prophets said unto
Elisha, Behold now,
the place where we dwell with
thee is too strait for us.
Now
the sons of
the prophets said to
Elisha, “Please take note that
the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
Please let us go to
the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live
there.” “Go,” said
Elisha.
And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
So
Elisha went with
them, and when
they came to
the Jordan,
they began to cut down some trees.
But as one was felling a beam,
the axe head fell into
the water: and he
cried, and said,
Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
As one of
them was cutting down a tree,
the iron
axe head fell into
the water. “Oh, my master,” he
cried out, “it was borrowed!”
And
the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him
the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and
the iron did
swim.
“Where did it fall?” asked
the man of God. And when he showed him
the place,
the man of God cut a stick, threw it
there, and made
the iron
float.
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
“Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
Then the king of Syria
warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
Now
the king of
Aram was at war against Israel. After
consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
And
the man of God sent unto
the king of Israel, saying,
Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither
the Syrians are come down.
Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
And
the king of Israel sent to
the place which
the man of God told him and
warned him of, and saved himself
there, not once nor twice.
So
the king of Israel sent word to
the place
the man of God had pointed out. Time and again
Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
Therefore the heart of
the king of Syria was
sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto
them, Will ye not
shew me which of us is for
the king of Israel?
For this reason
the king of
Aram became
enraged and called his servants to demand of
them, “Tell me, which one of us is on
the side of
the king of Israel?”
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but
Elisha,
the prophet that is in Israel, telleth
the king of Israel
the words that thou speakest in thy
bedchamber.
But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord
the king. For
Elisha,
the prophet in Israel, tells
the king of Israel
the very words you speak in your
bedroom.”
And he said, Go and
spy where he is, that I may send and
fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
So
the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving
the report, “
Elisha is in Dothan,”
Therefore sent he thither horses, and
chariots, and a great host: and
they came by night, and compassed
the city about.
the king of
Aram sent horses,
chariots, and a great army.
They went
there by night and surrounded
the city.
And when
the servant of
the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed
the city both with horses and
chariots. And his servant said unto him,
Alas, my master! how shall we do?
When
the servant of
the man of God got up and went out early in
the morning, an army with horses and
chariots had surrounded
the city. So he asked
Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
“Do not be afraid,”
Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with
them.”
And
Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray
thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And
the LORD opened
the eyes of
the young man; and he saw: and, behold,
the mountain was full of horses and
chariots of fire round about
Elisha.
Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And
the LORD opened
the eyes of
the young man, and he saw that
the hills were full of horses and
chariots of fire all around
Elisha.
And when
they came down to him,
Elisha prayed unto
the LORD, and said,
Smite this people, I pray
thee, with blindness. And he
smote them with blindness according to
the word of
Elisha.
As
the Arameans came down against him,
Elisha prayed to
the LORD, “Please strike
these people with blindness.” So He struck
them with blindness, according to
the word of
Elisha.
And
Elisha said unto
them, This is not
the way, neither is this
the city: follow me, and I will bring you to
the man whom ye seek. But he led
them to Samaria.
And
Elisha told
them, “This is not
the way, and this is not
the city. Follow me, and I will take you to
the man you are seeking.” And he led
them to Samaria.
And it came to pass, when
they were come into Samaria, that
Elisha said, LORD, open
the eyes of
these men, that
they may see. And
the LORD opened
their eyes, and
they saw; and, behold,
they were in
the midst of Samaria.
When
they had entered Samaria,
Elisha said, “O LORD, open
the eyes of
these men that
they may see.”
Then the LORD opened
their eyes, and
they looked around and discovered that
they were in Samaria.
And
the king of Israel said unto
Elisha, when he saw
them, My father, shall I
smite them? shall I
smite them?
And when
the king of Israel saw
them, he asked
Elisha, “My father, shall I kill
them? Shall I kill
them?”
And he answered, Thou shalt not
smite them: wouldest thou
smite those whom thou hast taken
captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before
them, that
they may eat and drink, and go to
their master.
“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
And he prepared great provision for
them: and when
they had eaten and
drunk, he sent
them away, and
they went to
their master. So
the bands of Syria came no more into
the land of Israel.
So
the king prepared a great feast for
them, and after
they had finished eating and drinking, he sent
them away, and
they returned to
their master. And
the Aramean raiders did not come into
the land of Israel again.
And
there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold,
they besieged it, until an
ass’s head was sold for
fourscore pieces of silver, and
the fourth part of a
cab of
dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
So
there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed,
they besieged
the city so long that a
donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter
cab of
dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
And as
the king of Israel was passing by upon
the wall,
there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
As
the king of Israel was passing by on
the wall, a woman
cried out to him, “Help me, my lord
the king!”
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
He answered, “If
the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From
the threshing floor or
the winepress?”
And
the king said unto her, What aileth
thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to
morrow.
Then the king asked her, “What is
the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and
tomorrow we will eat my son.’
So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on
the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath
hid her son.
So we boiled my son and
ate him, and
the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”
And it came to pass, when
the king heard
the words of
the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon
the wall, and
the people looked, and, behold, he had
sackcloth within upon his flesh.
When
the king heard
the words of
the woman, he
tore his clothes. And as he passed by on
the wall,
the people saw
the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if
the head of
Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
He
announced, “May God
punish me, and ever so severely, if
the head of
Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
But
Elisha sat in his house, and
the elders sat with him; and
the king sent a man from before him: but
ere the messenger came to him, he said to
the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when
the messenger cometh, shut
the door, and hold him fast at
the door: is not
the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
Now
Elisha was sitting in his house, and
the elders were sitting with him.
The king sent a
messenger ahead, but before he arrived,
Elisha said to
the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when
the messenger comes, shut
the door to keep him out. Is not
the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
And while he yet talked with
them, behold,
the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of
the LORD; what should I wait for
the LORD any longer?
While
Elisha was still speaking with
them,
the messenger came down to him. And
the king said, “This
calamity is from
the LORD. Why should I wait for
the LORD any longer?”
Then Elisha said, Hear ye
the word of
the LORD; Thus saith
the LORD, To
morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a
shekel, and two measures of barley for a
shekel, in
the gate of Samaria.
Then Elisha said, “Hear
the word of
the LORD! This is what
the LORD says: ‘About this time
tomorrow at
the gate of Samaria, a
seah of fine flour will sell for a
shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a
shekel.’”
Then a lord on whose hand
the king
leaned answered
the man of God, and said, Behold, if
the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat
thereof.
But
the officer on whose arm
the king
leaned answered
the man of God, “Look, even if
the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied
Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
And
there were four
leprous men at
the entering in of
the gate: and
they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Now
there were four men with
leprosy at
the entrance of
the city gate, and
they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”
And
they rose up in
the twilight, to go unto
the camp of
the Syrians: and when
they were come to
the uttermost part of
the camp of Syria, behold,
there was no man
there.
So
they arose at
twilight and went to
the camp of
the Arameans. But when
they came to
the outskirts of
the camp,
there was not a man to be found.
For
the Lord had made
the host of
the Syrians to hear a noise of
chariots, and a noise of horses, even
the noise of a great host: and
they said one to another, Lo,
the king of Israel hath
hired against us
the kings of
the Hittites, and
the kings of
the Egyptians, to come upon us.
For
the Lord had caused
the Arameans to hear
the sound of
chariots, horses, and a great army, so that
they said to one another, “Look,
the king of Israel must have
hired the kings of
the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
Wherefore
they arose and fled in
the twilight, and left
their tents, and
their horses, and
their asses, even
the camp as it was, and fled for
their life.
And when
these lepers came to
the uttermost part of
the camp,
they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried
thence silver, and gold, and
raiment, and went and
hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried
thence also, and went and
hid it.
When
the lepers reached
the edge of
the camp,
they went into a tent to eat and drink.
Then they carried off
the silver, gold, and clothing, and went and
hid them. On returning,
they entered another tent, carried off some items from
there, and
hid them.
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good
tidings, and we hold our peace: if we
tarry till
the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now
therefore come, that we may go and tell
the king’s household.
Finally,
they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right.
Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now,
therefore, let us go and tell
the king’s household.”
So
they came and called unto
the porter of
the city: and
they told
them, saying, We came to
the camp of
the Syrians, and, behold,
there was no man
there, neither voice of man, but horses
tied, and
asses tied, and
the tents as
they were.
So
they went and called out to
the gatekeepers of
the city, saying, “We went to
the Aramean camp and no one was
there—not a trace—only
tethered horses and
donkeys, and
the tents were
intact.”
And he called
the porters; and
they told it to
the king’s house within.
The gatekeepers
shouted the news, and it was reported to
the king’s household.
And
the king arose in
the night, and said unto his servants, I will now
shew you what
the Syrians have done to us.
They know that we be
hungry;
therefore are
they gone out of
the camp to hide
themselves in
the field, saying, When
they come out of
the city, we shall catch
them alive, and get into
the city.
So
the king got up in
the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what
the Arameans have done to us.
They know we are
starving, so
they have left
the camp to hide in
the field, thinking, ‘When
they come out of
the city, we will take
them alive and enter
the city.’”
And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
But one of his servants replied, “Please, have scouts take five of
the horses that remain in
the city.
Their plight will be no worse than all
the Israelites who are left here. You can see that all
the Israelites here are
doomed. So let us send
them and find out.”
