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And
the sons of the prophets said unto
Elisha, Behold
now,
the place where we dwell
before
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
the 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
pleased,
I
pray
thee,
to
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 the 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
, my 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 showed him the place .
And
he
cut down
a stick, and
cast
it in
thither
, and made the iron to
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
.
And
he said, Take
it
up
to
thee.
So
he
put
out his hand ,
and took it.
“Lift
it
out,”
he said, and
the
man
reached
out his hand and took it.
Now the king of Syria
was warring
against Israel ;
and
he
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 coming
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
he
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
.
And
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
show
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
, Nay
, 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 see 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
, a
host
with horses and chariots was
round
about
the city. 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
are with us are more than they
that
are 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,
Jehovah,
I
pray
thee
, open his eyes ,
that he may see. And Jehovah
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
Jehovah,
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
. And 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, Jehovah
, open the eyes of these men ,
that they may see. And
Jehovah
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. And 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
it
came
to
pass
after
this
, that
Benhadad
king of Syria
gathered
all
his host,
and went
up ,
and
besieged
Samaria.
Some
time
later
, Ben-hadad
king of Aram
assembled
his entire
army
and marched
up to
besiege
Samaria.
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 kab
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 Jehovah
do
not help thee
, whence
shall
I help thee
? out
of
the threshing -
floor ,
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 (now
he was
passing
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
to
me, and more
also
, 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 was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting 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
my head? look, when the messenger cometh
, shut the door ,
and
hold
the
door
fast
against
him :
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
was yet
talking
with them, behold,
the messenger came down unto
him :
and he
said, Behold,
this evil
is of
Jehovah;
why should I wait for Jehovah
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? ”
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