The Moabites defeated. II. KINGS. The widow's oil multiplied. Before Before the sight of the LORD: he will de- | said, Thine handmaid hath not any 895. hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all + Heb.grieve.wells of water, and † mar every good piece of land with stones. 20 And it came to pass in the mornq Ex.29.39,40. ing, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. † Heb. were cried togeth † Heb, gird himself with a girdle. † Holb. destroyed. Or, they smote in it 21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they f gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: 23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. 24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but || they went forward smiting the Moabites, even even smiting. in their country. + Heb. until he left the stones there of in Kirharaseth, Is. 16.7, 11. Amos 2, 1. tch. 8. 20. al Kin. 20.35. 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 she 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. CHAPTER IV. 1 Elisha multiplieth the widow's oil. 8 He giveth a son to the good Shunammite. 18 He raiseth again her dead son. 38 At Gilgal he healeth the deadly pottage. 42 He satisfieth a hundred men with twenty loaves. OW there cried a certain womthe sons of Now af the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor Seo Lev. 25. is come to take unto him my two 3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; || borrow not a csee ch. 3.16. 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, and pay thy || debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. 817 And fit fell on a day, that + Heb, there Elisha passed to dShunem, where was a great woman; and she fconstrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither 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 minc 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. 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, f do not lie unto thine handmaid. was a day. Josh. 19. 18. + Heb, laid hold en him. 39. sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she 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 TT And when the child was e Gen. 18. 10, 14. † Heb. set time. f ver, 28, 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 † Heb. peace. said, It shall be † well. + IHeb. restrain not for me to g ch. 2, 25, † Heb, by his feet, Matt. 28. 9. 1 Sam. 1. 10. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I 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; + Heb, bitter, for her soul is † vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. hver. 16. il Kin. 18.46. ch. 9. 1. k Luke 10. 4. 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? raised to life by Elisha. Before 895. the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his CHRIST eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and The stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. ql Kin. 17.21. Acts 20, 10. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went 1 Heb. ones up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. 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. 3811 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. hither, and once thither. r1 Kin. 17.21. sch. 8. 1, 5, tl Kin. 17.23. Heb. 11. 35. about 891. u ch. 2. 1. xch. 8. 1. y ch. 2.3. Luke 10,39. Acts 22. 3. 40 So they poured out for the men 41 But he said, Then bring meal. 29 Then he said to Gehazi, i Gird meet any man, ksalute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not 1 See Ex. 7.19. again: and Ilay my staff upon the 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. 43 And his servitor said, d 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, fand left thereof, according to the word of the LORD. CHAPTER V. 1 Naaman, by the report of a captive maid, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosy. 8 Elisha, sending him to Jordan, cureth him. 15 He refusing Naaman's gifts granteth him some of the earth. 20 Gehazi, abusing his master's name unto Naaman, is smitten with leprosy. Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was ba great man † with his master, and || † honourable, because by him the c1 Sam. 9. 7. 1 Cor. 9. 11. Gal. 6. 6. scrip, or, garment, d Luke 9. 13. John 6. 9. e Luke 9. 17. John 6. 11. f Matt. 14. 20. & 15. 37. John 6. 13. about 894. a Luke 4. 27. b Ex. 11. 3. + Heb. before. [Or, gracious. † Heb. lifted up, or, acrep'ed in countenance. 34 And he went up, and lay upon | LORD had given || deliverance unto Or, victory. Naaman cometh to Samaria. Before Syria: he was also a mighty man in | like unto the flesh of a little child, CHRIST valour, but he was a leper. about 894. † Heb, wał bgrove. 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 Naaman's wife. 3 And she said unto her mistress, + Heh, before. Would God my lord were † with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would f recover him of his leprosy. 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. † Heb, gather in. 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, c1 Sam. 9. 8. and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. ch. 8. 8. 9. † Heb. in his hand. d Gen. 30. 2. Deut, 32, 39. 1 Sam. 2.6. John 9. 7. 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 Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I d 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 eSce ch. 4.41. unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. + Hob. I said. Or, I said with myself, He will surely come out, fo. + Heh, move up and down. Or, Amana. f Job 33. 25. 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, †|| I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and † strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 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 this flesh came again and she was clean. Before CHRIST about 894. g Luke 4. 27. 15 And he returned to the man of 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, h. Dan. 2. 47. but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take ia blessing of thy servant. 16 But he said, k As the LORD 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 servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and mhe 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 ta 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. & 3. 29. & 6. 26, 27. i Gen. 33. 11. kch. 3. 14. 1Gen. 14. 23. See Matt. 10. 8. Acts 8. 18,20, m ch. 7. 2, 17. + IHeb. e. litthe picce of ground, as Gen. 35. 13. + Ilob. Is there peace? 24 And when he came to the || tower, Or, secret he took them from their hand, and place. bestowed 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 whither. 26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to re 1 Ileb, not hither or thither. Elisha causeth iron to swim. Before ceive money, and to receive gar- | And it was told him, saying, Behold, CHRIST ments, and oliveyards, and vine- 27 The leprosy therefore of Naanl Tim, 6, 10. man shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. o Ex. 4. 6. Num. 12.10. ch. 13. 5. about 893. a ch, 4, 38. † Heb, iron. bch. 2. 21. Or, encamping. † Heb. No. 0 ND a the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the 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. he answered, I will go. And 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 the 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 T 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. he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a † great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. Before CHRIST about 893. c Gen. 37. 17. † Heb, heavy. minister. 15 And when the || servant of the or, 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, d2 Chr. 32. 7. Ps. 15. 18. Rom, 8, 31. ech. 2. 11. 18 And when they came down to 19 And Elisha said unto them, 20 And it came to pass, when they 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? ye after me, set bread and water before them, & Rom. 12. 20. that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23 And he prepared great provision 9 And the man of God sent unto ❘ for them: and when they had eaten the king of Israel, saying, Beware 10 And the king of Israel sent to the 11 Therefore the heart of the king 12 And one of his servants said, and drunk, he sent them away, and 241 And it came to pass after this, 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. 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 27 And he said, || If the LORD do 13 And he said, Go and spy where hek. 5.2. ver, 8, 9. about 892. Or, Let not the LORD save thee. Elisha prophesieth Before thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of | the host of the Syrians: if they save CHRIST the winepress? about 892. 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 i 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, k1 Kin.21.27. that he krent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 1 Ruth 1. 17. 31 Then he said, I God do so and 1 Kin. 19. 2. more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. m Ez. 8. 1. & 20. 1. n Luke 13.32. 01 Kin. 18.4. p Job 2. 9. about 892. a ver, 18, 19. b ver. 17, 19, 20. + Heb, a lord which be longed to the king loaning upon his hand, eh. 5. 18. e Mal. 3, 10, 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and m the elders sat 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 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? 33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; Pwhat should I wait for the LORD any longer? CHAPTER VII. 1 Elisha prophesieth incredible plenty in their flight. 12 The king, finding by spies THEN Elisha said, Hear ye the LORD; Thus saith 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. 6 For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise 2 Sam. 5. 24. of 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 fthe kings of the Hittites, and fl Kin. 10.29. the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. 8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it. 9 Then they said one to another, 10 So they came and called unto 12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, ch. 19. 7. Job 15. 21. g Ps. 18. 4,5,6. Prov. 28. 1. + Heb. we shall find punishment. 13 And one of his servants answered l Lev. 13. 46. men dat the entering in of the gate: | Israelites that are consumed:) and and they said one to another, Why 4 If we say, We will enter into let us send and see. 14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. 15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full |