I. Kixes XXII. 43.

897. | he reigned twenty and five years in Jeru- | went not: for the ships were_broken at salem. And his mother’s name was | Ezion-geber. a Azubah the_daughter_of Shilhi. # Then said Ahaziah the_son_of Ahab 43 And he walked in all the_ways_of| unto Jehoshaphat, “*Let my servants Asa his father; he turned not aside go with thy servants in the ships.” But from it, doing that which was xright | Jehoshaphat would not. in the_eyes_of 7 the Lorp: nevertheless} % And Jehoshaphat slept with his the high_places were not taken_away ; | fathers, and was_buried with his fathers ‘or the people s-offered and +burnt_|in the_city_of David his father: and incense yet in the high_places. |j Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 4 And Jehoshaphat made_peace with} *! « Ahaziah the_son_of Ahab began_ the_king_of IsraéL |to_reign over Israél in Samaria the 45 Now the_rest_of the_acts_of Je- seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king_ hoshaphat, and his might that he) of Judah, and reigned two_years over
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Jj. Jehoram, Jehovah iz exalted.
shewed, and how he warred, are thep| _|not written in the_book_of the chroni-) cles_of the_kings_of Judah ?
46 And the_remnant_of the ™ sodom- | ites, which remained in the_days_of his father Asa, he took out_oftheland. |
4 There was then no king in Edom: a uty was king.
48 Jehoshaphat made ships_of Thar- shish to go to Ophir for xgold: but they
IsraéL
52 And he did xevil in the_sight_of J the Lorp, 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 «Israél to_sin ; | bh
53 For heserved *Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked_to_anger / the LorD =God_of Israél, according_to all -that his father had_done.
AND AHAZIAH TO
Moab rebelled against Israél| after the_death_of Ahab.
2 And « Ahaziah fell_down through a . | xlattice in his upper_chamber that was —|in Samaria, and was_sick: and he sent sor | Messengers, and said unto them, “-Go, | ‘inquire of »Baal-zebub the_=god_of) Ekron whether I shall_recover of this disease.”
3 But the_angel_of / the Lorp said to ¢ Elijah the Tishbite, “-Arise, -go_up to meet the _ messengers _of the_king_of | Samaria, and -say unto them, ‘ Js i¢ not | because there is not a =God in Israél, that pe +go to inquire of Baal-zebub the_=god_of Ekron ?’
4 Now therefore thus «saith! the Lorn,
shalt_surely die.” And Elijah departed.
5 And when the messengers turned_ back unto him, he said unto them, | “Why -are ye now turned_back ? ”
6 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 pon, and -say unto him, Thus *saith J the Lorp, Is it not because there | 73 not a =God in Israél, that thon +send-|
|
est to inquire of Baal-zebub the_=god_ of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE
KINGS,
COMMONLY CALLED
THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS.
(KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL FROM JEHOSHAPHAT
THE CAPTIVITY.)
come_down from that bed on which
pon ‘art_gone_up, but shalt_surely ie.’ ’
. 7 And he said unto them, “What
manner of ‘xman was he which came_|i-
up to meet you, and told you xthese
xwords?”
8 And they answered him, “ He wasa hairy ‘man, and girt with a girdle_of leather about his loins.” And he said, “Tt is Elijah the Tishbite.”
* Then the king sent unto him a cap-! tain_of fifty with his fifty. And he| went_up to him: and, behold, he +sat| FF?* on the_top_of @ xhill And he spake| unto him, «Thou ‘ man_of x=God, the} king -hath_said, -Come_down.”
10 And Elijah answered and said to} 10. Lake 9. the_captain_of xfifty, “If € be a ‘man_| * of =God, then ‘let fire come_down from txheaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” And there came_down fire from) ¢x-heavyen, and consumed him and his
t. the heavens,
11 Again also he sent unto him an-| Tas SAME other captain_of fifty with his fifty. REPEATED. And he answered and said unto him, “ Q_i man_of x=God, thus Aath the king} 12. comp. said, -Come_down quickly.” | with Lev. 9.
2 And Elijah answered and said un-| "9 to them, “If £ be a iman_of =God, let
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B.C. about 896.
t. the heavens.
THE THIRD CAPTAIN PLEADS FOR HIS LIFE.
s. soul,
c. consumed.
ELIJAH GOES WITH HIM.
J. Jehoyah.
DEATH OF AHAZIAH, j. Jehoram, Jehovah is exalted.
ELIJAH AND ELISHA GO 10 BETH-EL. 1. Gen. 5, 24.
e. Elisha, Salvation.
THE SONS OF THE PROPHETS.
U. lord.
JERICHO.
4. Josh. vi. 1 Kin. 16. 34.
j. Jericho, City_of the moon.
SONS OF THE PROPHETS.
7. lord.
JORDAN. j-Jordan, Flowing- down, or River-of
judgment.
WATERS OF JORDAN DIVIDED. i. ish. ———————————
fire come_down from ‘¢x-heayen, and consume thee and thy -fifty.” And the_ flre_of =God came_down from ¢ x-hea- yen, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 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_ tman_of x=God, I_pray_thee, ‘let my slife, and the_slife_of these fifty thy servants, be_precious in thy sight.
14 Behold, there came fire down from ¢x=heaven, and c burnt_up «the two cap- tains_of the former «fifties with their fifties : therefore ‘let my s life now be_ precious in thy sight.”
15 And the_angel_of Jthe Lorp said unto Elijah, “-Go_down with him: tbe not afraid of him.” And he arose, and went_down with him unto the king.
16 And he said unto him, “Thus :saith Jthe Lorp, Forasmuch as thou shast_ sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the_=god_of Ekron, is it not because there is no =God in Israél to inquire of His word? therefore thou shalt not come_down off that bed on which thou sart_gone_up, but shalt_surely die.”
17 So he died according_to the_word_ of Jthe Lorp which Elijah had_spoken. And j Jehoram reigned in his stead in the_second year_of Jehoram the_son_of Jehoshaphat king_of Judah; because he had no son.
18 Now the_rest_of the_acts_of Aha- ziah which he did, are thep not written in the_book_of the chronicles_of the_
kings_of Israel?
2 AND it came_to_pass, when / the Lorp would_take_up «Elijah into
x=heaven by @ xwhirlwind, that Elijah
went with ¢ Elisha from g xGilgal.
2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, “-Tarry here, I_pray_thee ; for ’the Lorp shath_ sent me to > Beth-él.” And Elisha said unto him, “As ‘the Lorp liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.” So they went_down to Beth-él. .
8 And the_sons_of the prophets that were at Beth-él came_forth to Elisha, and said unto him, “-Knowest thou that Jthe Lorp -+will_take_away thy i-zmaster from thy head to day?” And he said, “ Yea, £ -know it ; ‘hold_ ye_your_peace.”
4 And Elijah said unto him, “Flisha, ‘tarry here, I_pray_thee ; for J the Lorp shath_sent me to j Jericho.” And he said, “As the Lorp liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.” So they came to Jericho.
5 And the_sons_of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, “-Knowest thou that Ithe LorpD+will_take_away thy!-=master from thy head to day?” And he an- swered, “Yea, € -know 7t; shold_ye_ your_peace.”
6 And Elijah said unto him, “*Tarry, I_pray_thee, here; for’ the Lorp -hath_ sent me to jxJordan.” And he said. “As Jthe Lorp liveth, and as th soul liveth, I will not leave thee.” And they two went_on.
7 And fifty «men of the_sons_of the
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prophets went, and stood to view afar) B.C.8 off : and they two stood by xJordan. : 8 And Elijah took his -mantle, and 8, So Ed
wrapped_it_together, and smote -the + on waters, and they were_divided hither} “” and thither, so that they two went_over : on dry_ground. : 9 And it came_to_pass, when they| Euis' were_gone_over, that Elijah said unto] Rzau 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 ” ; ‘ ‘ 10 And he said, “Thou shast_asked a ; hard_thing: nevertheless, if thou tsee me when I am taken from thee, it ; shall_be so unto thee; but if not, it ' shall not be so.” 1 And it came_to_pass, as thep still) Exzy, went_on, and -talked, that, behold, there| TAKEN appeared a chariot-of fire, and horses_|11. ¢ of fire, and parted them both asunder ;| 51 ch. and Elijah went_up by @ whirlwind} 17. Ps, into ¢ x=heayen. ih 12 And Elisha +saw ét, and he «cried, | ,eavens
“My father, my father, the_chariot_of|12. Ch. 13 Israél, and the horsemen thereof.” And he saw him no more: and he took_hold of his_own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took_up also -the_mantle_of Elijah that fell from ,°him, and went_back, and stood by the_bank_of xJordan ;
14 And he took -the_mantle_of Elijah that fell from ,9him, and smote -the waters, and said, “Where zs J the Lorp =God_of Elijah ,e?” and when hé also had_smitten -the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went_
over.
15 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.
16 And they said unto him, “Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty sostrong «men; ‘et them_go, we_pray_ thee, and seek thy -=master: lest per- adventure the_Spirit_of? the Lorp hath_ taken_him_up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some yalley.” And he said, “ Ye shall not send.” eA
17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “:Send.” They sent therefore fifty ‘men; and they]é.i pouRny three days, but found him not.
18 And when they came_again to him, (for he +tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, “Did I not say unto you, *Go not?”
19 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 énaught, and the ground barren.”
20 And he said, “-Bring me a new bo cruse, and sput salt therein.” And |. they brought 7 to him.
21 And he went_forth unto the_spring_|21.See Bs of the waters, and cast the salt in there,| 7: and said, “Thus -saith Jthe Lorp, a shave _healed xthese xwaters; there
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