II. Kines IV.;

shalt_embrace a son.” And she said, “Nay, my -lord, thow ‘man_of x=God, 'do not lie unto thine handmaid.”
17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at xthat sexseason that Elisha had_said unto her, according_to the time_of life.
18 And when the child was_grown, it fell on a xday, 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|,,
xlad, “*Carry him to his mother.”
20 And when he had_taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till x=noon, and then died.
21 And she went_up, and laid him on
the_bed_of the_tman_of x=God, andi. i
shut the door upon him, and went_out. 2 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_i man_of x=God, and come_again.”
23 And he said, “ Wherefore wilt thon go to him to day? it 7s neither new_ moon, nor sabbath.” And she said, “Jt shall be p well.”
24 Then she saddled an xass, and said to her yservant, “*Drive, and -go_for- ward; tslack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.”
2 So she went and came unto the_| -
‘man_of x=God to mount Carmel. And it came_to_pass, when the_i man_ of x=God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his yservant “Behold, yonder is xthat xShunammite :
26 -Run now, I_pray_thee, to meet her, and say unto her, ‘Is it »well with thee? is it p well with thy husband? is it pwell with the child?’” And she answered, “ Jt is p well.”
27 And when she came to the_i man_ of x=God to the hill, she caught him by hthe feet: but Gehazi came_near to thrust_her_away. And the_iman_of x=God said, “-Let her alone; for her soul is byvexed within her: and J the Lord -hath_hid zt 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 de- ceive me?”
29 Then he said to Gehazi, “»Gird_up thy loins, and -take my staff in thine hand, and -go_thy_way: if thou hmeet ‘any_man, ‘salute him not; and if any tsalute thee, ‘answer him not again: and -lay my staff upon the_face_of the child.”
30 And the_mother_of the child said. “As 4 the Lorp 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.”
82 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, and prayed unto Sthe Lorn. ;
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y. yor man,
p. peace.
h, his.
b. bitter. |
84 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.
35 Then he returned, and walked in the house eto and fro; and went_up, and stretched_himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
% And he called Gehazi, and said, “Call xthis xShunammite.” So he called her. And when she was_come_ in unto him, he said, “-Take_up thy son.”
37 Then she went_in, and fell at his}
feet, and bowed_herself to the ground, and took_up her son, and went out.
383 And Elisha came_again to xGilgal: and there was a xdearth in the land ; and the_sons_of the prophets were sit-
ting before him: and he said unto his |
servant, “-Set_on the great xpot, and esseethe 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 xpottage: for they knew|
them not.
#2 So they poured_out for the «men to eat. And it came_to_pass, as they were_eating of the pottage, that thep cried_out, and said, “O thow ‘man_of x=God, there is death in the pot.” And they could not eat thereof.
41 But he said, “Then -bring meal.” And he cast 7t into the pot ; and he said, “.»Pour_out for the people, that they may_eat.” And there_was no «harm in the pot.
# And there_came 2 ‘man from Baal-
and brought the_iman_of)
x=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.” #% And his ™servitor said, “ What,
should_I_set this before a hundred}
imen?” He said again, “-Give the people, that they may_eat: for thus saith Jthe Lorp, They shall_eat, and *shall_leave thereof.”
4 So he set it before them, and they did_eat, and left thereof, according_to the_word_of ? the Lorp.
5
NOW «Naaman, captain_of the_ host_of the_king_of Syria, was a
z. great iman with his /=master, and
honourable, because by him 4 the Lorp had_given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty_man in valour, but he was a leper. f
2 And the Syrians had_gone_out by companies, and had _brought_away captive out_of the_land_of Israél a little maid; and she waited on Naa- man’s wife.
8 And she said unto her mistress, “Would God my -lord were >with the = that 7 in Samaria! for he would_recover him of his leprosy.”
= Il. Kines V. 17.
# And one went_in, and told his =lo B.C. about saying, “Thus and thus said the mai 894. that is of the_land_of IsraéL.”
5 And the_king_of Syria said, “-Go_| THe Kixc to, «go, and I will_send a letter untothe_| OF Syria king_of Israél.” And he departed, and| SEX?S 70. took with him ten talents_of silver, and| or IsRaEL. six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes_of raiment. F
6 And he brought the letter to the_ king_of Israél, saying, “ Now when «this xletter is_come unto thee, behold, I | -have_therewith_sent “Naaman my ser- | yant to thee, that thou mayest_recover him of his leprosy.”
7 And it came_to_pass, when the_| Kine or | king_of Israél had_read -the letter,that| ISRA=L's he rent his clothes, and said,“Am ¥| B=PLY. | 6 =God, to kill and to make_alive, that} 6.=God, this_man +doth_send unto’ me to re-| Flohim. | cover a ‘man of his leprosy? where-|i. ish. | fore -consider, Lpray_you, and -see how he +seeketh_a_quarrel against me.”
SAnd it was so, when Elisha the_| Enisua’s tman_of God had_heard that the_| REQuEsT. king_of Israél had_rent his 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 Israél.”
°So Naaman came with his horses} ExisHa’s and with his chariot, and stood at the_ wee To e door_of the house_of Elisha. > ee
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto}}9 Ley. 14.7. him, saying, “-Go and 4¢-wash in xJor-| John 9.7 dan seven times, and thy flesh shall_ ee come_again to thee, and thou -shalt_ = be_clean.”
11 But Naaman was_wroth, and went_| Naaman away, and said, “Behold, I s-thought,) Worx He will_surely come_out to me, and|- sid. stand, and -call on the_name_of J the Lorp his =God, and w-strike his hand | w. wave. over the place, and -recover the leper. |
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar,rivers_ of Damascus, better than all the_ waters_of Israél? may I not 44 wash in them, and -be_clean?” So he turned
| and went_away in a rage.
18 And his servants came_near, and His spake unto him, and said, “My father,| SERVANTS i the prophet had_bid thee do some| ,REASON, great thing, wouldest thou not -have_ é done i¢? how much_rather then, when he -saith to thee, ‘®«-Wash, and -be_ on! Then went_he-d pr
en Wi _do and di NAAMAN ent_he_down, ipped_ =
himself seven times in Jordan, ac-
cording_to the_saying_of the_i man_of|1}4-Luke4.27.
x=God : and his flesh came_again like_ unto the_fiesh_of a little child, and he was_clean.
15 And he returned to the_iman_of| NAAMAN's
x=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 the earth, but in Is- raél: now therefore, I_pray_thee, -take
a blessing of thy servant.”
16 But he said, “4s! the Lorp liveth, before whom I .-stand, I will_receive none.” And he urged him to take it ; but he refused.
17 And Naaman said, “Shall_there
| not then, I_pray_thee, be_given to thy
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B.C. about 894.
p. prepare.
a. ascend- ing-offer- ing.
18. Ch, 7. 2, 17.
J. Jehovah. . lord.
7. Rimmon, Very-high. b. bow- myself down.
GEHAZI'S DECEIT.
y. young. man. Pp. peace.
h. the-hillL country-of,
@. anah- shim.
GEHAZI
SMITTEN WITH LEPROSY. n. not hither, or thither.
s. silver.
6
servant two mules’ burden_of earth ? for thy servant will_henceforth » offer neither «burnt_offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto / the Lorp.
18 In xthis xthing 4 the Lorp pardon thy servant, that when my / master goeth into the_house_of » Kimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I -bow_myself in the_house_ of Rimmon: when I 4 -*bow_down_my- self in the_house_of Rimmon, / the Lorp +pardon thy servant in xthis xthing.”
19 And he said unto him, “*Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
2 But Gehazi, the_yservant_of Eli- sha the_iman_of x=God, said, “ Behold, my /master shath_spared -Naaman xthis xSyrian, in not receiving at his hands «that which he brought : but, as ‘the Lorp 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 pall_ well?”
2 And he said, “» All_is_well. My lmaster hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there -be_come to me from hmount 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 yser- yants ; and they bare them before him.
24 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and be- stowed them in the house: and he let «the « men go, and they departed.
25 But he went in, and stood before his =master. And Elisha said unto him, “Whence comest thou, Gehazi?” And he said, “Thy servant went «no whi- ther.”
26 And he said unto him, “ Went not mine heart with thee, when the iman turned_again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it atime to receive sxmoney, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants ?
27 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 xsnow.
AND the_sons_of the prophets said
unto Elisha, “Behold now, the place where tue +dwell with thee is_too_ » strait for us.
2+Let_us_go, we_pray_thee, unto xJor- dan, and take thence ievery_man a beam, and let_us_make us a place there, where we may_dwell.” And he answer- ed, “*Go ye.”
$ And’ xone said, “-Be_content, I_ pray_thee, and -go with thy servants.” And he answered, “¥ will_go.”
*So he went with them. And when they came to xJordan, they cut_down x=wood.
Il. Kines VI. 2
5 But as one was_felling a beam, B.C. abou rthe iraxe_head fell into the =water: s and he cried, and said, “ Alas, /master!”’| ; for it was_borrowed. U
6 And the_iman_of *=God said,|i. i “Where fell it?” And he shewed him ethe 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 Israél, and took_counsel with his servants, saying, “In such and such a place shall be my camp.”
» And the_iman_of x=God sent unto|9. the_ie king_of Israél, saying, “*Beware| i that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians -are_.come_down.”
10 And the_king_of Israél sent to the place which the_iman_of x=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 xthis xthing ; and he called his servants, and said unto them, “ Will ye not shew me which of us is for the_king_of Israél ?”
12 And one of his servants said, “None, my -lord, O_king: but Elisha, the prophet that 7s in Israel, ttelleth the_king_of Israél -the words that thou tspeakest in thy bedchamber.” L
13 And he said, “*Go and -spy where] SENps 1% he is, that I may_send and fetch him.”) Dorn And it was_told him, saying, “Behold, |13. Ste he is in Dothan.” er
14 Therefore sent he thither hors j and chariots, and a great / host : and |h. heavy. they came by_night, and compassed the |/- force. city about.
1 And when the_mservant_of the_ iman_of x=God_ was_risen_early, and gone_forth, behold, a /host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his y servant said unto him, “ Alas, my / master! how shall_we_do ?”
16 And he answered, “'Fear not: for they that be with us wre more than they that be with them.”
31. 7 And Elisha prayed, and said,}17. Ch. 2 “JLorp, I_pray_Thee, open his eyes, a
that he may-_see.” And Jthe Lorp 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.
18 And when they came_down to him, Elisha prayed unto Jthe Lorp, and said, “-Smite xthis »Xpeople, I_pray_
thee, with 4 x-blindness.” And he smote them with_@=blindness according_to the_word_of Elisha. Me
19 And Elisha said unto them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city : ‘follow me, and I will_bring pon to the iémgn whom ye 'seek.” But he led them to Samaria.
20 And it came_to_pass, when they were_come into Samaria, that Elisha said, “) Lorp, open -the_eyes_of these men, that they may-see.” And ‘the Lorp opened their ~eyes, and they saw : and, behold, they were in the_midst_of Samaria.
21 And the_king_of Israél said unto
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21,22. Matt. 5. 38-48. Rom. 12. 20,
8
7, lord.
BESIEGES
SAMARIA.
about 892. e. eight
pounds in
money.
. half
pint. t. about ten shillings. FAMINE.
Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall_I_smite them? shall_I_smite them 2”
2 And he answered, “Thou shalt not smite them : wouldest thou smite those whom thou -hast_taken_captive with thy sword and with thy bow? sset bread and water before them, that they may_eat and drink, and go to their T=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 Israél.
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 ¢ four- score pieces of silver, and the / fourth_ part of a cab of dove’s dung for ¢ five pieces of silver.
2% And as the king_of Israél was pass- ing_by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, “Help, my -lord, O_king.”
27 And he said, “If Jthe Lorp ‘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, “xThis xwoman said unto me, ‘-Give thy -son, that we may_eat him to-day, and we will_eat my «son to-morrow.’
29 So wec boiled my «son, and did_eat
‘\him ; and I said unto her on the xnext
xday, ‘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_b upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had xsackcloth 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.”
82 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 tcame to him, he said to the elders, “-See ye how xthis son_of a xmurderer -hath_sent to take_away mine head ? -look, when the messenger cometh, -shut the door, and -hold him fast at the door: ts not the_sound_of his /=master’s feet behind him?”
83 And while_he_yet talked with them, behold, the messenger +came_down unto him: and he said, “ Behold, this xevil is of J-the Lorp; ~ what should_I_wait for Jthe Lorp any_longer ?”
THEN Elisha said, “*Hear ye the_
word_of Jthe Lorp; Thus ssaith ‘the Lorn, To_morrow about this_time shall a smeasure of fine_flour be sold for a shekel, and two_smeasures of barley for a shekel, in the_gate-of Sa- maria,”