The widow's oil multiplied. c See ch. 3. 16. Or,scant not. II. KINGS. smiting the Moabites, even in their country. 25 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. 26 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. 27 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. 2 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. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, Or, creditor. and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. The Shunammite's son dieth. as he passed by, he turned in thither B. C. 895. to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 10 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. 11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. 13 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. 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. e t e Gen. 18. 10, 14. +Heb.set time 16 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, 'dot ver. 28. not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. 18 ¶ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head! And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 22 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. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be † well. † Heb. peace. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; Elisha raiseth him to life. + slack not thy riding for me, except I ground, and took up her son, and bid thee. 25 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: 26 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. 27 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. 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? k 29 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 Bee Ex.7.19. and lay my staff upon the face of the child. Luke 10. 4. 4 16. ch. 1814 Acts 12 + Heb. attenLig. a John 11. 11. @TAT. 4. 91 Kings 17. 20. 30 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. 31 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. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, Pand prayed unto the LORD. 34 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 Acts 20. child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 31 Kings 17. 21 10. went out. 38 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. 39 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. 40 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. 41 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. 42 ¶ 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. 43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, accord- Matt. 14. 20. ing to the word of the LORD. CHAPTER V. Naaman's leprosy. 8 Elisha sendeth him to Jordan, and he is healed. 15 He refuseth Naaman's gifts. 20 Gehazi by deception obtaineth a gift, and is smitten with leprosy. NOW b a 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. & 15, 37. John 6. 13. a Luke 4. 27. about 894. b Ex. 11. 3. + Heb. before. Or.gracious. Heb. lifted up, or, ac cepted in countenance, || Or, victory. 2 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 Naa-† Heb. was man's wife. before. 3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were † with the Heb. before. prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said + Heb. gather in. Naaman's leprosy cured. B. C. about 894. 1 Sam. 9. 8. ch. 8. 8, 9. + Heb, in his hand. d Gen. 30. 2. Deut. 32. 39. 1 Sam. 2. 6. John 9. 7. II. KINGS. h Gehazi smitten with it. B. C. about 894. the maid that is of the land of Is- came, and stood before him: and he rael. said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take Dan. 2.47.& a blessing of thy servant. 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and c took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 6 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. d 7 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. 8 ¶ 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. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unSee ch. 4. 41. to him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. I 11 But Naaman was wroth, and || Or, I said went away, and said, Behold, with myself, He will surely thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name + Heb, more of the LORD his God, and † strike his up and down. hand over the place, and recover the leper. come out, &c. Heb. I said. Il Or, Amana. f Job 33, 25. g Luke 4. 27. 12 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. 13 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? 14 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. 15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and 18 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. 19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 20 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. 21 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? 22 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. 23 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. 24 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. 3.29. & 6,25,27. See Matt. 101 m ch. 7. 2, 17. Heb. a little piece of ground, as Gen. 35. 16. + Heb. Is there peace! Or, secret place. Iron is caused to swim. B. C. oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, | And it was told him, saying, Behold, about 894. and oxen, and menservants, and maid servants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence o a leper as white as snow. CHAPTER VI. Elisha causeth iron to swim. 8 He discloseth the counsel of the king of Syria. 13 The Syrian army, sent to apprehend Elisha, is smitten with blindness. 19 Being led into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace. 24 The siege of Samaria, and the great famine consequent thereon. 30 The king of Israel sendeth to slay Elisha. ND of the prophets said B. C. about 893. 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Anthesons, thend now, the LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 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. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the taxe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 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. 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 8 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. 9 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. 10 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. 11 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? 12 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. 13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. he may see. And the LORD opened 18 And when they came down to d 2 Chr. 32. 7. Ps. 55. 18. Rom. 8. 31. e ch. 2. 11. Ps. 34. 7. & 68. 17. Zech. 1. 8. & 6. 1-7. f Gen. 19. 11. 19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring + Heb. come you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. 20 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. ye after me. 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 22 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 8 Rom. 12. 20. bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23 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. h 24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 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. ch. 5. 2. ver. 8, 9. about 892. Elisha's life threatened. B. C. II. KINGS. 26 And as the king of Israel was about 892. passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. || Or, Let not the LORD save thee. i Lev. 26. 29. Deut. 28. 53, 57. + Heb. other. k 1 Kings 21. 27. 1 Ruth 1. 17. m Ez. 8. 1. & 20. 1. 27 And he said, "If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress ? 28 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. 29 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. 30 ¶ 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. 31 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. 32 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, a Luke 13. 32. 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? o 1 Kings 18.4. P Job 2. 9. a ver. 18, 19. b ver. 17, 19,20. + Heb. a lord which belong ed to the king leaning upon his hand, ch. 5. 18. © Mal. 3. 10. d Lev. 13. 46. The flight of the Syrians. they said one to another, Why sit we 4 If we say, We will enter into the 5 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. B. C. about 892 ch. 19. 7. Job 15. 21. 6 For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of 2 Sam. 5. 24. 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 kings1 Kings 18. of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 29. Prov. 28. 1. 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in P. 43.4, 5, 6. 9 Then they said one to another, 10 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. 11 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within. 12 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. 13 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 + Heb, we shall And punishment. + Heb. in it |