Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
sons of the prophet
say
unto
Elisha, `Lo,
we
pray
thee,
the place where we are
dwelling
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
we
take
thence
each one
beam,
and
we make
for
ourselves there
a place to dwell
there ;'
and
he
saith,
`
Go. '
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
the
one saith,
`Be
pleased,
I
pray
thee
, and
go
with thy
servants ;'
and
he
saith,
`I
--
I go
. '
Then
one of
them
said
, “Please
come
with your
servants .”
“
I will
come,”
he
replied
.
And
he
goeth
with them, and they come
in
to the Jordan, and
cut down the
trees ,
So
Elisha
went
with them, and when
they came
to the Jordan, they
began
to
cut down some
trees .
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
the
one is
felling
the
beam
, and
the iron hath
fallen
into the water ,
and
he
crieth
and
saith
, `Alas!
my lord
, and
it asked
! '
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 saith,
`Whither
hath
it
fallen?'
and he sheweth
him the place, and
he
cutteth
a stick, and
casteth
thither
, and causeth
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
saith
, `Raise
to
thee;'
and
he putteth
forth
his hand and taketh
it.
“Lift
it
out
, ”
he said,
and
the
man
reached
out
his hand and took
it.
And
the king of Aram hath
been
fighting
against Israel ,
and
taketh
counsel
with his servants, saying
, `At
such and such a place `is'
my
encamping
. '
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 sendeth
unto
the king of Israel ,
saying,
`Take
heed
of
passing by this place, for thither
are
the Aramaeans
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 sendeth
unto
the place of
which
the man of God spake
to
him,
and warned him
, and
he is
preserved
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 Aram is
tossed
about
concerning
this
thing,
and he
calleth
unto
his servants ,
and
saith
unto
them, `Do
ye
not
declare
to
me who
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 saith
, `Nay
, my lord ,
O
king ,
for Elisha the prophet ,
who
`is'
in Israel, declareth
to
the king of Israel the words that
thou
speakest
in the
inner
part
of
thy
bed-chamber
. '
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
saith
, `
Go ye
and see where he `
is '
, and
I send and
take
him;'
and
it
is
declared
to him ,
saying
, `Lo
--
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 ,”
And
he
sendeth
thither
horses and
chariot
, and
a
heavy
force
, and they come
in
by night ,
and go
round
against
the city.
the
king
of
Aram
sent
horses, chariots
, and a
great
army.
They went
there
by night and surrounded
the city.
And
the servant of the man of God riseth
early,
and goeth
out, and lo,
a
force
is
surrounding
the city ,
and
horse
and
chariot
, and
his
young
man
saith
unto
him
, `Alas!
my lord
, how
do
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
saith,
`Fear
not, for more
`are'
they
who `
are '
with us than they
who `
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 prayeth,
and
saith
, `Jehovah
, open ,
I
pray
Thee,
his eyes ,
and
he doth
see ;'
and Jehovah
openeth
the eyes of the young man, and he seeth,
and
lo,
the hill
is
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
they
come
down unto
it
, and
Elisha prayeth
unto
Jehovah,
and
saith,
`Smite,
I
pray
Thee
, this
nation
with blindness ;'
and
He smiteth
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 saith
unto
them, `
This `
is '
not the way, nor
`is'
this the city ;
come
after
me, and I lead
you unto
the man whom
ye
seek;'
and he leadeth
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
cometh
to
pass,
at
their
coming
in
to
Samaria, that
Elisha saith
, `Jehovah
, open the eyes of these ,
and
they see ;'
and
Jehovah
openeth
their eyes, and they see,
and lo,
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 saith
unto
Elisha, at
his
seeing
them
, `Do
I smite
--
do
I smite
--
my
father
? '
And when
the king of Israel saw
them,
he
asked
Elisha, “My
father
, shall
I kill
them?
Shall
I kill
them
? ”
And
he
saith,
`Thou
dost
not smite;
those whom
thou
hast
taken
captive
with thy
sword and
with
thy
bow art
thou
smiting
? set bread
and water before them, and
they eat ,
and drink ,
and go
unto
their lord
. '
“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
prepareth
for them great
provision
, and they eat
and drink
, and
he sendeth
them away, and they go
unto
their lord:
and troops
of
Aram
have
not added
any
more
to
come in
to
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
cometh
to
pass
afterwards
, that
Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth
all
his camp,
and goeth
up ,
and
layeth
siege
to Samaria ,
Some
time
later
, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled
his entire
army
and marched
up to besiege
Samaria .
and
there is
a great famine in Samaria ,
and
lo
, they are
laying
siege
to
it,
till
the head of
an
ass
is
at
eighty silverlings
, and a forth
of
the
cab of dovesdung
at
five silverlings
.
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
it
cometh
to
pass,
the king of Israel is
passing by on the wall, and
a woman hath
cried unto
him, saying,
`Save
, 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 saith
, `Jehovah
doth
not save
thee
--
whence
do
I save
thee
? out
of
the threshing -
floor ,
or out
of
the wine-vat
? '
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 saith
to
her, `
What --
to
thee
? '
and she saith
, `
This woman said unto
me, Give thy
son, and
we eat him to-day
, and my
son
we eat 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.’
and
we boil
my son and eat
him, and I
say
unto
her
on
the next day, Give thy
son, and
we eat him ;
and
she hideth
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
cometh
to
pass,
at
the king's
hearing
the words of the woman, that
he rendeth
his garments,
and he is
passing
by on the wall, and
the people see,
and
lo,
the sackcloth `is'
on
his flesh
within
.
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
.
And
he saith
, `Thus
doth
God do
to
me, and thus
He
doth
add
--
if it
remain
--
the head of Elisha son of Shaphat --
upon
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 !”
And
Elisha is
sitting in his house, and the elders are
sitting with him ,
and
`
the king '
sendeth
a man
from
before
him;
before
the
messenger doth
come
unto
him
, even
he himself
said unto
the elders, `Have
ye
seen
that
this son
of
the
murderer hath
sent to turn
aside
my head? see
, at
the
coming
in
of
the messenger, shut the door ,
and
ye
have
held
him fast
at
the
door,
is not the sound of the
feet
of
his lord
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? ”
He
is
yet
speaking with them, and
lo,
the messenger is
coming
down unto
him ,
and he
saith,
`Lo
, this `
is '
the
evil
from Jehovah:
what
--
do
I wait for Jehovah
any more
? '
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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